1972Final results
1972 election for Massachusetts State Senate: Essex 4
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
James P. Rurak (D) won re-election with 70.8% of the vote, defeating J. Thomas Manning (R) by 41.5 points.
James P. RurakDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.8%44,206
J. Thomas ManningRepublican
29.2%18,259
62,465 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET