1972Final results
1972 election for Massachusetts House District 117
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Peter Y. Flynn (D) won with 47.8% of the vote, defeating Stanley E. Barnicoat (R) by 2.4 points.
Peter Y. FlynnDemocrat · winner
47.8%4,984
Stanley E. BarnicoatRepublican
45.4%4,733
John J. WhiteIndependent
6.7%702
10,419 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET