2008Final results
2008 election for Massachusetts House District 72
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Cory Atkins (D) won with 65.5% of the vote, defeating Richard P. McClure (Ind) by 31.0 points.
Cory AtkinsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.5%13,868
Richard P. McClureIndependent
34.5%7,297
21,165 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET