1972Final results
1972 election for Massachusetts Senate District D12
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Edward L. Burke (D) won with 72.5% of the vote, defeating William E. Blizard (R) by 44.9 points.
Edward L. BurkeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.5%48,593
William E. BlizardRepublican
27.5%18,464
67,058 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET