1970Final results
1970 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives: Essex 20
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Albert E. Elwell (R) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating John R. McCarthy (D) by 5.4 points.
Albert E. ElwellRepublican · winner
52.7%4,117
John R. McCarthyDemocrat
47.3%3,696
7,813 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)