1972Final results
1972 election for Massachusetts State Senate: Norfolk–Bristol–Plymouth
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
John M. Quinlan (R) won re-election with 67.0% of the vote, defeating John P. Dwyer (D) by 34.0 points.
John M. QuinlanRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.0%42,887
John P. DwyerDemocrat
33.0%21,102
63,991 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET