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2012Final results

2012 election for Massachusetts House District 131

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Cory Atkins (D) won with 65.4% of the vote, defeating Michael J. Benn (R) by 30.8 points.

Cory AtkinsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.4%14,869
Michael J. BennRepublican
34.6%7,866
22,735 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenD+34.31982D+48.11984D+12.71990D+30.82012D+23.92016D+64.72024

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