1968Final results
1968 election for Massachusetts Senate District D08
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
John J. Conte (D) won with 71.8% of the vote, defeating Gustaf A. Karlson (R) by 43.6 points.
John J. ConteDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.8%35,188
Gustaf A. KarlsonRepublican
28.2%13,836
49,024 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