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1972Final results

1972 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives: WORCESTER 20

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

C. Vincent Shea (D) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Paul G. Kosky (R) by 2.6 points.

C. Vincent SheaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.3%5,586
Paul G. KoskyRepublican
48.7%5,303
10,889 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

EvenD+18.51968D+8.31970D+2.61972D+2.51974D+29.01976

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