1972Final results
1972 election for Massachusetts Senate District D27
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Francis X. McCann (D) won with 61.9% of the vote, defeating Patrick E. McKenna (R) by 41.1 points.
Francis X. McCannDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.9%30,666
Patrick E. McKennaRepublican
20.8%10,315
Write-ins and other votesOther party
17.3%8,587
49,568 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