1968Final results
1968 election for Massachusetts House District 40
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Lawrence P. Smith (D) won with 66.1% of the vote, defeating Warren C. Lafferty (R) by 32.3 points.
Lawrence P. SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.1%6,457
Warren C. LaffertyRepublican
33.9%3,306
9,763 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