1970Final results
1970 election for Massachusetts State Senate: Bristol 3
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
George G. Mendonca (D) won re-election with 48.3% of the vote, defeating William Saltzman (IND) by 10.9 points.
George G. MendoncaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
48.3%25,101
William SaltzmanIndependent
37.4%19,453
Ernest F. BrissonRepublican
14.3%7,445
52,000 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)