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1998Final results

1998 election for Massachusetts House District 72

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Pamela P. Resor (D) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Dean J. Cavaretta (R) by 23.9 points.

Pamela P. ResorDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.0%10,261
38.0%6,297
16,558 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 1998

Races before and after

EvenR+2.91988D+3.71990D+28.71996D+23.91998D+18.42002D+20.32004

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