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1990Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1990 election for Massachusetts House District 72

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Pamela P. Resor (D) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating John H. Loring (R) by 3.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Pamela P. ResorDemocrat · winner
51.8%9,881
John H. LoringRepublican · incumbent
48.2%9,183
19,064 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 1990

Races before and after

EvenR+27.61982R+18.31984R+2.91988D+3.71990D+28.71996D+23.91998

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