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1972Final results

1972 election for Massachusetts House District 41

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Francis Bevilacqua (D) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Robert W. Costello (R) by 10.7 points.

Francis BevilacquaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.3%6,163
44.7%4,975
11,138 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+10.71972D+39.41974D+6.52002D+16.32004D+18.42006D+18.32008

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