1972 Massachusetts U.S. House District 9 Election

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Who won the 1972 Massachusetts U.S. House District 9 Election?

John Joseph Moakley won the 1972 Massachusetts U.S. House District 9 Election. John Joseph Moakley received 70,571 popular votes (43.22%). The main challenger was Louise Day Hicks (41.12%).

See the full head-to-head between Moakley and Hicks

Moakley +2.1 pts · won by 3,428 votes
John Joseph MoakleyIndependentWINNER43.22%
70,571 votes
67,143 votes
23,177 votes
Jeanne Laffertysocialist workers1.47%
2,397 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.