1974Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1974 election for Massachusetts House District 159
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Richard A. Rogers (R) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Paul C. Mitchell (D) by 10.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Richard A. RogersRepublican · winner
55.4%4,431
Paul C. MitchellDemocrat
44.6%3,563
7,994 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