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1968Final results

1968 election for Massachusetts Senate District D27

Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts

Francis X. McCann (D) won with 64.8% of the vote, defeating John Brandt (R) by 29.6 points.

Francis X. McCannDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.8%29,642
John BrandtRepublican
35.2%16,104
45,748 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+55.41978D+42.51986R+1.61990R+6.41992R+26.91994D+34.12010

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