1984Final results
1984 election for Massachusetts House District 72
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
John H. Loring (R) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating Henry J. Dane (D) by 18.3 points.
John H. LoringRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.1%11,427
Henry J. DaneDemocrat
40.9%7,893
19,321 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 1984
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET