1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for Massachusetts House District 36
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Paul W. Cronin (R) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating James P. Hurrell (D) by 3.7 points.
Paul W. CroninRepublican · winner
51.8%6,143
James P. HurrellDemocrat · incumbent
48.2%5,705
11,848 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