1970Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Massachusetts House District 52
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Edward W. Connelly (R) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Walter T. Kerr (D) by 2.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Edward W. ConnellyRepublican · winner
51.1%4,286
Walter T. KerrDemocrat · incumbent
48.9%4,109
8,395 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET