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1970Final results

1970 election for Massachusetts House District 35

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Robert C. Buell (R) won with 72.6% of the vote, defeating Earle A. Bengtson Jr. (D) by 45.2 points.

Robert C. BuellRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.6%8,059
27.4%3,045
11,104 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

EvenR+34.71972D+17.91978D+29.41990D+48.81992D+19.71998D+19.92002

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