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1970 general · November 3, 1970

1970 Massachusetts State Senate election results, district by district

Every Massachusetts State Senate district in the 1970 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.

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Seats after the election

Democrats controlled the chamber · 40 seats

After the electionD 30 · R 10
Races39
Changed party3
Unopposed46%18 races
Incumbents defeated2

Every district

D 29 · R 10

RaceWinnerWon byNotes
SD-BERKSHIREAndrea F. Nuciforo (D)24.6
BRISTOL 1John F. Parker (R)Unopposed
BRISTOL 2Mary L. Fonseca (D)41.3
BRISTOL 3George G. Mendonca (D)10.9
SD-CAPEPLYMOUTHJohn F. Aylmer (R)41.3
SD-D03Roger L. Bernashe (D)9.9Incumbent lost
SD-D08John J. Conte (D)Unopposed
SD-D09Daniel J. Foley (D)43.9
SD-D11B. Joseph Tully (D)40.5
SD-D12Edward L. Burke (D)6.0FlippedIncumbent lost
SD-D13David H. Locke (R)23.6
SD-D15Denis L. McKenna (D)66.2
SD-D16Fred Lamson (R)Unopposed
SD-D18Jack H. Backman (D)Unopposed
SD-D19Charles V. Hogan (D)19.4
SD-D22Kevin B. Harrington (D)Unopposed
SD-D23James Denormandie (R)15.4
SD-D24William L. Saltonstall (R)41.7
SD-D25William M. Bulger (D)UnopposedFlipped
SD-D27Francis X. McCann (D)Unopposed
SD-D29Mario Umana (D)Unopposed
SD-D30Joseph J. C. Dicarlo (D)Unopposed
SD-D32Allan R. McKinnon (D)1.6Flipped
ESSEX 4James P. Rurak (D)Unopposed
ESSEX 5William X. Wall (D)33.0
SD-FRANKLINHAMPSHIREJohn D. Barrus (R)Unopposed
SD-HAMPDENBERKSHIREGeorge D. Hammond (R)9.6
MIDDLESEX 6Philibert L. Pellegrini (D)17.7
MIDDLESEX 7Ronald C. Mackenzie (R)34.6
MIDDLESEX 8Irving Fishman (D)12.3
SD-NORFOLKJames R. McIntyre (D)Unopposed
SD-NORFOLKBRISTOLPLYMOUTHJohn M. Quinlan (R)18.9
SD-PLYMOUTHJames F. Burke (D)Unopposed
SUFFOLK 4Robert L. Cawley (D)Unopposed
SUFFOLK 5Samuel Harmon (D)Unopposed
SUFFOLK 6George V. Kenneally (D)Unopposed
WORCESTER 3Joseph D. Ward (D)Unopposed
WORCESTER 4James A. Kelly Jr. (D)Unopposed
SD-WORCESTERHAMPDENHAMPSHIREPhilip A. Quinn (D)10.8

Massachusetts State Senate

Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner