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1968Final results

1968 election for Massachusetts House District 85

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Stanley J. Bocko (D) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Chester Sandberg (R) by 17.0 points.

Stanley J. BockoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.5%6,056
41.5%4,299
10,355 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+36.01970R+6.91974D+50.91990D+61.81992D+50.71994D+62.72004

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