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1972-11-07 U.S. House Election Results for Massachusetts (District 05)

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Runoff Election: No Yes
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Map Data to Display: Vote Margin
Winner
Vote Margin %
Total Votes
District Boundaries



 
County Paul Cronin
(R)		 John Kerry
(D)		 Roger Durkin
(I)		 Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 110,97053.4% 92,84744.7% 3,8031.8% 30.0% 18,123 207,623
Total R vote: 110,970 (53.4%)      Total D vote: 92,847 (44.7%)      Total Other vote: 3,806 (1.8%)
* incumbent


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Paul Cronin 10,812 61.3%
2   Ellen Sampson 4,330 24.6%
3   Armand Morrissette 2,486 14.1%
    Other 9 0.1%
TOTAL VOTES 17,637  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   John Kerry 20,771 27.6%
2   Paul Sheehy 15,641 20.8%
3   Anthony DiFruscia 12,222 16.2%
4   John Desmond 10,213 13.6%
5   Robert Kennedy 5,632 7.5%
6   Frederick Finnegan 2,558 3.4%
7   Glenn Cooper 2,282 3.0%
8   Daniel Kiley 2,221 2.9%
9   Helen Droney 2,124 2.8%
10   Richard Williams 1,706 2.3%
    Other 2 0.0%
TOTAL VOTES 75,372