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1974 election for Massachusetts House District 150

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

John R. Driscoll (R) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Wayne D. Couture (D) by 5.6 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.

John R. DriscollRepublican · winner
50.7%4,101
Wayne D. CoutureDemocrat
45.1%3,649
Ronald K. GordonIndependent
4.2%339
8,089 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+5.61974R+26.01976R+20.51978

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

John R. Driscoll (R)Wayne D. Couture (D)

Also on the ballot: Ronald K. Gordon (Independent), 4.2%