1970Final results
1970 election for Massachusetts Senate District D15
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Denis L. McKenna (D) won with 77.8% of the vote, defeating Charles H. Hoxie (R) by 66.2 points.
Denis L. McKennaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.8%33,018
Charles H. HoxieRepublican
11.6%4,926
S. Lester RalphIndependent
10.6%4,515
42,459 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