1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Massachusetts House District 22
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
2 seats: Donald T. Bliss (R), Max Volterra (D) won.
2 seatsDonald T. BlissRepublican · winner · incumbent
29.1%10,161
Max VolterraDemocrat · winner
26.2%9,163
George I. SpatcherRepublican · incumbent
24.7%8,632
John E. RickerDemocrat
20.0%7,004
34,960 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