1972Final results
1972 election for Massachusetts House District 2
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Howard C. Cahoon (R) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Benjamin Muse III (D) by 30.4 points.
Howard C. CahoonRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.2%13,943
Benjamin Muse IIIDemocrat
34.8%7,442
21,385 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