2002Final results
2002 election for Massachusetts House District 72
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Cory Atkins (D) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Peter J. Unitt III (R) by 18.4 points.
Cory AtkinsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.2%10,282
Peter J. Unitt IIIRepublican
40.8%7,079
17,361 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 2002
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET