1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1996 election for Massachusetts House District 40
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Barry Finegold (D) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating James E. Fox (R) by 4.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Barry FinegoldDemocrat · winner
52.0%8,327
James E. FoxRepublican
48.0%7,683
16,010 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET