1968Final results
1968 election for Massachusetts House District 51
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
John P. Obrien (D) won with 70.2% of the vote, defeating Michael G. Bavaro (R) by 40.3 points.
John P. ObrienDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.2%7,301
Michael G. BavaroRepublican
29.8%3,103
10,404 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