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1974Final results

1974 election for Massachusetts House District 44

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

John B. Perry (D) won with 42.6% of the vote, defeating Robert E. Blanchard (R) by 4.1 points.

John B. PerryDemocrat · winner
42.6%3,104
38.5%2,805
18.9%1,377
7,286 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+31.01980D+45.91986D+41.21988D+31.11990D+39.01998R+25.62004

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