1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1970 election for Massachusetts House District 29
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
John G. King (D) won with 49.7% of the vote, defeating Allan W. Lord Jr. (R) by 10.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
John G. KingDemocrat · winner
49.7%4,516
Allan W. Lord Jr.Republican
39.1%3,556
Craig F. LichmanIndependent
11.2%1,017
9,089 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