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1970Final results

1970 election for Massachusetts State Senate: Worcester–Hampden–Hampshire

Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts

Philip A. Quinn (D) won re-election with 55.4% of the vote, defeating David J. Panaia (R) by 10.8 points.

Philip A. QuinnDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.4%26,297
David J. PanaiaRepublican
44.6%21,158
47,458 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

EvenD+28.21968D+10.81970

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)