1970Final results
1970 election for Massachusetts House District 23
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
John S. Ames III (R) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating James D. Mullen III (D) by 20.9 points.
John S. Ames IIIRepublican · winner
60.5%6,178
James D. Mullen IIIDemocrat
39.5%4,040
10,218 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