1972Final results
1972 election for Massachusetts House District 140
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Ralph E. Sirianni Jr. (D) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Richard D. Dimes (R) by 13.1 points.
Ralph E. Sirianni Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
56.6%5,376
Richard D. DimesRepublican
43.4%4,129
9,505 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