1970Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Massachusetts House District 24
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Richard R. Silva (R) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating David E. Harrison (D) by 8.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Richard R. SilvaRepublican · winner
54.5%5,647
David E. HarrisonDemocrat · incumbent
45.5%4,722
10,369 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