1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Massachusetts Senate District D16
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Stephen J. McGrail (D) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Fred Lamson (R) by 4.6 points.
Stephen J. McGrailDemocrat · winner
52.3%30,856
Fred LamsonRepublican · incumbent
47.7%28,128
58,986 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