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1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsSpecial election

1970 special election for Massachusetts House District 87

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Nickolas Lambros (D) won with 78.8% of the vote, defeating John Brox (R) by 57.6 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.

Nickolas LambrosDemocrat · winner
78.8%4,597
John BroxRepublican
21.2%1,235
5,832 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

The seat's recent races

EvenR+13.71968D+57.61970 special election

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

Nickolas Lambros (D)John Brox (R)