1968Final results
1968 election for Massachusetts House District 16
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
John J. Long (D) won with 76.2% of the vote, defeating Romeo A. Desautels (R) by 52.3 points.
John J. LongDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.2%6,903
Romeo A. DesautelsRepublican
23.8%2,161
9,064 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 1968
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET