1974Final results
1974 election for Massachusetts House District 47
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
John F. Coffey (D) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Pliny Norcross III (R) by 21.6 points.
John F. CoffeyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.8%4,358
Pliny Norcross IIIRepublican
39.2%2,812
7,170 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