1970Final results
1970 election for Massachusetts House District 54
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
James E. Oleary (D) won with 64.9% of the vote, defeating Joseph W. Wooler III (R) by 29.9 points.
James E. OlearyDemocrat · winner
64.9%4,777
Joseph W. Wooler IIIRepublican
35.1%2,580
7,357 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