This is the 1970 race. The latest: 2026 →

1970Final results

1970 election for Massachusetts House District 117

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

David L. Flynn (D) won with 65.4% of the vote, defeating George E. Chace (R) by 30.8 points.

David L. FlynnDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.4%4,976
George E. ChaceRepublican
34.6%2,631
7,607 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

EvenD+2.41972R+3.81974R+4.41976R+26.21978D+20.21982D+20.71984

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