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1970Final results

1970 election for Massachusetts House District 86

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Kevin C. Sullivan (D) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Paul J. McAskill (Oth) by 15.8 points.

Kevin C. SullivanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.9%3,412
Paul J. McAskillOther party
42.1%2,479
5,891 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+21.61968R+14.21974D+76.91998D+44.52002R+12.72018

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