1970Final results
1970 election for Massachusetts Senate District D24
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
William L. Saltonstall (R) won with 70.8% of the vote, defeating John A. Brett (D) by 41.7 points.
William L. SaltonstallRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.8%37,659
John A. BrettDemocrat
29.2%15,503
53,162 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