1988Final results
1988 election for Massachusetts House District 72
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
John H. Loring (R) won with 46.3% of the vote, defeating Pamela P. Resor (D) by 2.9 points.
John H. LoringRepublican · winner · incumbent
46.3%9,685
Pamela P. ResorDemocrat
43.4%9,087
Maureen A. FinlaysonIndependent
10.3%2,162
20,934 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET