1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Massachusetts House District 27
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Kevin M. Burke (D) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating Thomas Bussone (R) by 20.1 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Kevin M. BurkeDemocrat · winner
60.1%5,442
Thomas BussoneRepublican · incumbent
39.9%3,618
9,060 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)