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1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1968 election for Massachusetts House District 8

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Anthony P. McBride (D) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Edward S. Zelazo (R) by 3.3 points.

Anthony P. McBrideDemocrat · winner
51.7%6,544
Edward S. ZelazoRepublican · incumbent
48.3%6,120
12,664 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

EvenD+2.21976D+1.91978D+9.21980D+13.01982D+13.21983 special electionD+43.21986

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET