1970Final results
1970 election for Massachusetts House District 85
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Michael E. McLaughlin (D) won with 48.9% of the vote, defeating Irving Folk (Ind) by 27.2 points.
Michael E. McLaughlinDemocrat · winner
48.9%4,907
Irving FolkIndependent
21.7%2,181
Paul F. FordIndependent
16.4%1,647
Michael TomylRepublican
12.9%1,297
10,032 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