1972Final results
1972 election for Massachusetts House District 74
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Ed Markey (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating John C. McNeil (Ind) by 19.3 points.
Ed MarkeyDemocrat · winner
53.0%5,380
John C. McNeilIndependent
33.7%3,418
Thomas ChopelasIndependent
13.3%1,345
10,143 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 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET