1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Massachusetts House District 118
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Robert E. McCarthy (D) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Karl S. Nordin (R) by 8.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Robert E. McCarthyDemocrat · winner
54.3%3,907
Karl S. NordinRepublican · incumbent
45.7%3,283
7,190 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET