This is the 1972 race. The latest: 2026 →

1972Final results

1972 election for Massachusetts House District 157

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

David J. Lionett (R) won with 65.1% of the vote, defeating Joseph F. Mastroberti (D) by 30.2 points.

David J. LionettRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.1%7,318
34.9%3,927
11,245 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

EvenD+0.71968R+15.71970R+30.21972D+26.61992D+55.31996D+51.62004

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