1970Final results
1970 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives: Essex 19
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
William H. Ryan (R) won re-election with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Albert E. Crites Jr. (D) by 1.8 points.
William H. RyanRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.9%4,175
Albert E. Crites Jr.Democrat
49.1%4,030
8,205 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)