1974Final results
1974 election for Massachusetts House District 130
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Michael F. Flaherty (D) won with 71.2% of the vote, defeating James Michael Murphy (Ind) by 50.2 points.
Michael F. FlahertyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.2%4,328
James Michael MurphyIndependent
21.0%1,278
Patricia K. RaneseIndependent
7.8%473
6,079 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