1972Final results
1972 election for Massachusetts State Senate: MIDDLESEX 8
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Irving Fishman (D) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Michael J. Antonellis (R) by 6.2 points.
Irving FishmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.4%29,204
Michael J. AntonellisRepublican
44.3%25,630
George A. MuldoonIndependent
5.3%3,086
57,920 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