1972Final results
1972 election for Massachusetts House District 127
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Barney Frank (D) won with 60.6% of the vote, defeating Virgil J. Aiello (R) by 25.7 points.
Barney FrankDemocrat · winner
60.6%7,883
Virgil J. AielloRepublican
35.0%4,548
Marcia KrafsurIndependent
3.7%486
Andrew MoesIndependent
0.6%82
12,999 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
The candidates
Barney Frank (D)Virgil J. Aiello (R)
Also on the ballot: Marcia Krafsur (Independent), 3.7%; Andrew Moes (Independent), 0.6%