1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Massachusetts House District 40
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Arthur S. Sobil (D) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating William G. Arvanitis (R) by 2.0 points.
Arthur S. SobilDemocrat · winner
51.0%5,172
William G. ArvanitisRepublican · incumbent
49.0%4,971
10,143 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