2012Final results
2012 election for Massachusetts House District 72
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Steven Howitt (R) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating A. Keith Carreiro (D) by 22.8 points.
Steven HowittRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.4%11,961
A. Keith CarreiroDemocrat
38.6%7,515
19,476 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET