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1974 election for Massachusetts House District 112

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

William J. Flynn Jr. (D) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating David B. Richardson (R) by 15.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

William J. Flynn Jr.Democrat · winner
57.5%4,428
42.5%3,275
7,703 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 1974

Races before and after

EvenR+26.11980R+41.61986R+10.51992D+2.11996D+18.61998D+20.32000

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET