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1968 election for Massachusetts State Senate: Essex 4

Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts

James P. Rurak (D) won re-election with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Albert F. Macleod Jr. (R) by 19.7 points.

James P. RurakDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.9%30,136
40.1%20,198
50,334 votes

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