1972Final results
1972 election for Massachusetts House District 51
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Peter H. Lappin (D) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Jerrold B. Winer (R) by 8.5 points.
Peter H. LappinDemocrat · winner
54.3%5,574
Jerrold B. WinerRepublican
45.7%4,700
10,274 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