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1968Final results

1968 election for Massachusetts Senate District D12

Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts

William I. Randall (R) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating John F. Maguire Jr. (D) by 16.0 points.

William I. RandallRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.0%51,723
42.0%37,434
89,158 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+44.91972D+39.81974D+39.31976D+30.21980D+32.91982R+9.01984

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