1972Final results
1972 election for Massachusetts House District 131
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Richard F. Finnigan (D) won with 69.5% of the vote, defeating Michael G. Slyva (Ind) by 49.0 points.
Richard F. FinniganDemocrat · winner
69.5%3,859
Michael G. SlyvaIndependent
20.4%1,136
Thomas A. HolmbergRepublican
10.1%560
5,555 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