The United States Senate election of 1972 in Massachusetts was held on November 7, 1972. Incumbent Republican Senator Edward Brooke defeated Democratic nominee John Droney in a landslide. As of 2023[update], this remains the last time that a Republican has been elected to Massachusetts’s Class 2 Senate seat and the last time a Republican has been elected to either Senate seat for a full term. This was also the last time until 2010 that a Republican would win any U.S. Senate election in the state. This election was the first time ever that an African-American United States senator was re-elected to the United States Senate.
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1972 United States Senate election in Massachusetts|
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County results
Municipality results
Brooke
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90–100% |
Droney
40–50%
50–60%
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