1970Final results
1970 election for Massachusetts Senate District D23
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
James Denormandie (R) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating Stephen F. Coyle (D) by 15.4 points.
James DenormandieRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.7%29,240
Stephen F. CoyleDemocrat
42.3%21,425
50,670 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