1970Final results
1970 election for Massachusetts House District 53
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
David M. Bartley (D) won with 63.3% of the vote, defeating Carl R. Haarmann (R) by 26.7 points.
David M. BartleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.3%5,120
Carl R. HaarmannRepublican
36.7%2,963
8,083 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