1970Final results
1970 election for Massachusetts House District 97
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Clifford H. Marshall (D) won with 74.2% of the vote, defeating Francis P. J. Dicesare (Ind) by 48.4 points.
Clifford H. MarshallDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.2%5,109
Francis P. J. DicesareIndependent
25.8%1,776
6,885 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