1974Final results
1974 election for Massachusetts House District 43
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Edward Shortell (R) won re-election with 62.3% of the vote, defeating Paul McDonald (D) by 24.7 points.
Edward ShortellRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.3%5,174
Paul McDonaldDemocrat
37.7%3,125
8,299 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)