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1970Final results

1970 election for Massachusetts House District 43

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Allan McGuane (D) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Elmer E. Taylor (R) by 3.2 points.

Allan McGuaneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.6%3,299
Elmer E. TaylorRepublican
48.4%3,096
6,395 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+15.01972R+24.71974D+5.61978D+38.01980D+29.51984D+26.41990

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