DemocratNot in office · last served 1982Last on a ballot: Nov 1980
John J. Finnegan
Last held office: Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 136 (1978–1982). Ran in 7 elections between 1968 and 1980, winning 7.
Last office: Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 136
- Last margin
- +2.4
- Won 1972
- Elections
- 7
- 1968–1980
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Finnegan was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 134Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 140Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 136
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Finnegan has run
Margin: how far Finnegan finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 136 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1978 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 136 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1976 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 140 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1974 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 140 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1972 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 134 | General | Won | W. Paul White (D), Brian J. Donnelly (D) | 35.7% | D+2.4 |
| 1970 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 134 | General | Won | Paul Murphy (D), Joseph B. Walsh (D) | 32.7% | R+2.4 |
| 1968 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 134 | General | Won | Paul Murphy (D), Joseph B. Walsh (D), Charles Zibell (R) | 30.8% | R+2.8 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Finnegan has held
- Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 136 · 1978–1982
- Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 140 · 1974–1978
- Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 134 · 1968–1974
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Finnegan has run against
- W. Paul White (D) · 1972 election, won
- Paul Murphy (D) · 1970 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive