1970Final results
1970 election for Massachusetts State Senate: Hampden–Berkshire
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
George D. Hammond (R) won re-election with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Robert Ryan (D) by 9.6 points.
George D. HammondRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.8%25,214
Robert RyanDemocrat
45.2%20,815
46,030 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)