1974Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1974 election for Massachusetts House District 40
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
A. David Rodham (R) won with 44.1% of the vote, defeating Frederick A. Keyes (D) by 7.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
A. David RodhamRepublican · winner
44.1%3,903
Frederick A. KeyesDemocrat
36.9%3,266
Ester V. ZeimetzIndependent
19.0%1,686
8,855 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