1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Massachusetts House District 36
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
James P. Hurrell (D) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Paul W. Cronin (R) by 3.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
James P. HurrellDemocrat · winner
51.5%5,742
Paul W. CroninRepublican · incumbent
48.5%5,412
11,154 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