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1970 election for Massachusetts House District 60

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Thomas H. D. Mahoney (D) won with 44.9% of the vote, defeating Martha Reardon (R) by 6.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Thomas H. D. MahoneyDemocrat · winner
44.9%3,662
Martha ReardonRepublican
38.8%3,167
Donald F. DaileyIndependent
16.3%1,329
8,158 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

EvenD+42.91972D+31.91974D+32.81976R+12.31983 special electionR+21.41984R+2.91986

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