1972Final results

1972 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives: Essex 20

Name: 1972 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives: Essex 20
Start: 1972-11-07
Location: Massachusetts

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Albert E. Elwell (R) won re-election with 56.3% of the vote, defeating John R. McCarthy (D) by 12.6 points.

Albert E. ElwellRepublican · winner · incumbent

56.3%5,581

43.7%4,333

9,914 votes

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