1970Final results
1970 election for Massachusetts State Senate: MIDDLESEX 8
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Irving Fishman (D) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Monte G. Basbas (R) by 12.3 points.
Irving FishmanDemocrat · winner
56.2%28,704
Monte G. BasbasRepublican
43.8%22,411
51,116 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