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1968 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives: Essex 19

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

William H. Ryan (R) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Aaron M. I. Shinberg (D) by 2.7 points.

William H. RyanRepublican · winner
51.4%4,652
Aaron M. I. ShinbergDemocrat · incumbent
48.6%4,407
9,059 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

EvenR+2.71968R+1.81970

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

William H. Ryan (R)Aaron M. I. Shinberg (D)