1972Final results
1972 election for Massachusetts House District 118
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Robert E. McCarthy (D) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating John F. Snow (R) by 11.7 points.
Robert E. McCarthyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.9%4,904
John F. SnowRepublican
44.1%3,876
8,780 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET