1972 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
Nominee
Edward Brooke
John Droney
Party
Republican
Democratic
Popular vote
1,505,932
823,278
Percentage
63.53%
34.73%
Municipal Results
U.S. senator before election
Edward Brooke
Republican
Elected U.S. Senator
Edward Brooke
Republican
The United States Senate election of 1972 in Massachusetts was held on November 7, 1972, with the incumbent Republican Senator Edward Brooke defeating his challengers. As of 2022, this is the last time the Republicans won the Class 2 U.S. Senate seat in Massachusetts, and the last time a Republican won a full U.S. Senate term in the state.
Republican primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Declared [ ]
Edward Brooke , incumbent Senator first elected in 1966 [1]
Senator Edward Brooke was unopposed for re-nomination.
Democratic primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Declared [ ]
John J. Droney, Middlesex County District Attorney[2]
Gerald O'Leary , Boston City Councilor
John P. Lynch, Hampden County Register of Deeds
Declined [ ]
John Kenneth Galbraith , economist and former U.S. Ambassador to India[3]
Results [ ]
Democratic primary results by municipality
Independents and third parties [ ]
Socialist Workers Party [ ]
Donald Gurewitz, anti-war activist
General election [ ]
Results [ ]
See also [ ]
United States Senate elections, 1972
External links and references [ ]
President
1972 United States presidential election
Democratic primaries
Republican primaries
Democratic convention
Republican convention
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