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1974Final results

1974 election for Massachusetts House District 124

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Dennis Kearney (D) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating Joseph A. Barnes (Ind) by 27.6 points.

Dennis KearneyDemocrat · winner
63.8%4,590
Joseph A. BarnesIndependent
36.2%2,602
7,192 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

EvenD+42.22012D+28.62016

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