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1974Final results

1974 election for Massachusetts House District 29

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

John E. Murphy (D) won with 67.7% of the vote, defeating Frederick T. Golder (R) by 35.4 points.

John E. MurphyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.7%4,987
32.3%2,380
7,367 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+42.41972D+35.41974D+40.01978D+6.31980D+4.31982D+18.61986

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