1974Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1974 election for Massachusetts House District 36
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Henry A. Walker (R) won with 37.5% of the vote, defeating James F. Ronan (Ind) by 5.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Henry A. WalkerRepublican · winner · incumbent
37.5%3,450
James F. RonanIndependent
32.2%2,961
Mark E. ObrienDemocrat
30.4%2,795
9,206 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