1972Final results

1972 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives: Essex 19

Name: 1972 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives: Essex 19
Start: 1972-11-07
Location: Massachusetts

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

William H. Ryan (R) won re-election with 62.2% of the vote, defeating Albert E. Crites Jr. (D) by 24.5 points.

William H. RyanRepublican · winner · incumbent

62.2%5,941

37.8%3,603

9,544 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET