1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Massachusetts Senate District D03
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Roger L. Bernashe (D) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Stanley John Zarod (D) by 9.9 points.
Roger L. BernasheDemocrat · winner
54.9%31,555
Stanley John ZarodDemocrat · incumbent
45.1%25,887
57,445 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