1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Massachusetts Senate District D12
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Edward L. Burke (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating William I. Randall (R) by 6.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Edward L. BurkeDemocrat · winner
53.0%28,443
William I. RandallRepublican · incumbent
47.0%25,209
53,653 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