1970Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsSpecial election
1970 special election for Massachusetts House District 129
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
George A. Johnson (R) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating William J. Curran (D) by 22.0 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.
George A. JohnsonRepublican · winner
61.0%1,733
William J. CurranDemocrat
39.0%1,107
2,840 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 1970
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)