1970Final results
1970 election for Massachusetts House District 16
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
John J. Long (D) won with 78.8% of the vote, defeating Robert J. Chandanais (R) by 57.6 points.
John J. LongDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.8%6,254
Robert J. ChandanaisRepublican
21.2%1,682
7,936 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