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1972Final results

1972 election for Massachusetts House District 119

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Roger Sumner Babb (R) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating William C. Finn (D) by 5.4 points.

Roger Sumner BabbRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.7%8,109
47.3%7,281
15,390 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

EvenR+5.41972D+25.81974D+50.01976D+53.71978D+36.71980D+33.51983 special election

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