1970Final results
1970 election for Massachusetts State Senate: Essex 5
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
William X. Wall (D) won re-election with 66.5% of the vote, defeating Helen M. Comeau (R) by 33.0 points.
William X. WallDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.5%32,485
Helen M. ComeauRepublican
33.5%16,369
48,854 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)