1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1974 election for Massachusetts House District 120
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Philip W. Johnston (D) won with 40.6% of the vote, defeating Samuel B. Spencer (R) by 9.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Philip W. JohnstonDemocrat · winner
40.6%3,747
Samuel B. SpencerRepublican
31.0%2,857
Philip NectowIndependent
24.1%2,224
Peter N. HarringtonIndependent
4.3%395
9,223 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Philip W. Johnston (D)Samuel B. Spencer (R)Philip Nectow (I)
Also on the ballot: Peter N. Harrington (Independent), 4.3%