1972Final results
1972 election for Massachusetts House District 77
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
William G. Robinson (R) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Edward Paul Shea (D) by 27.4 points.
William G. RobinsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.7%5,877
Edward Paul SheaDemocrat
36.3%3,349
9,226 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