1970Final results
1970 election for Massachusetts Senate District D09
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Daniel J. Foley (D) won with 71.9% of the vote, defeating Paul Rafferty (R) by 43.9 points.
Daniel J. FoleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.9%32,253
Paul RaffertyRepublican
28.0%12,569
44,878 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