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1972Final results

1972 election for Massachusetts House District 115

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Alfred Almeida (D) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Paul W. Sears (R) by 12.9 points.

Alfred AlmeidaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.5%7,008
Paul W. SearsRepublican
43.5%5,402
12,410 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 1972

Races before and after

EvenD+12.91972R+18.11976D+0.81990D+7.71992D+28.81996D+19.81998

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