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1970Final results

1970 election for Massachusetts House District 27

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Thomas Bussone (R) won with 45.9% of the vote, defeating Peter F. Fortunato Jr. (D) by 18.1 points.

Thomas BussoneRepublican · winner · incumbent
45.9%4,036
27.8%2,442
Michael J. YebbaIndependent
26.3%2,317
8,795 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

EvenD+20.11974R+5.51978R+13.71980R+40.01982R+27.81992R+10.01996

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET