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1970Final results

1970 election for Massachusetts House District 83

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Fred F. Cain (D) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating James R. Miceli (R) by 9.1 points.

Fred F. CainDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.6%4,422
James R. MiceliRepublican
45.4%3,681
8,103 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+47.71978D+49.91982D+50.71986D+22.71990D+31.71992D+78.22006

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