1976Final results
1976 election for Massachusetts House District 72
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Donald J. Manning (D) won with 48.0% of the vote, defeating Peter G. Trombley (Ind) by 8.2 points.
Donald J. ManningDemocrat · winner · incumbent
48.0%4,851
Peter G. TrombleyIndependent
39.8%4,025
Markham H. LyonsRepublican
12.2%1,236
10,112 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET