1972Final results
1972 election for Massachusetts Senate District D23
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Chester Atkins (D) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Bruce C. Farrell (R) by 10.4 points.
Chester AtkinsDemocrat · winner
55.2%37,583
Bruce C. FarrellRepublican
44.8%30,479
68,063 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