1970Final results
1970 election for Massachusetts House District 42
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Jonathan L. Healy (R) won with 46.8% of the vote, defeating George E. Bell Jr. (OTH) by 11.3 points.
Jonathan L. HealyRepublican · winner
46.8%3,832
George E. Bell Jr.Other party
35.4%2,903
F. James Gensheimer Jr.Democrat
17.8%1,456
8,191 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)