1972Final results
1972 election for Massachusetts Senate District D18
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Jack H. Backman (D) won with 73.6% of the vote, defeating Robert R. Parker (R) by 47.1 points.
Jack H. BackmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.6%32,730
Robert R. ParkerRepublican
26.4%11,757
44,487 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