1982Final results
1982 election for Massachusetts House District 72
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
John H. Loring (R) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating Hayden A. Duggan (D) by 27.6 points.
John H. LoringRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.8%9,536
Hayden A. DugganDemocrat
36.2%5,405
14,942 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 1982
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET