1974Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1974 election for Massachusetts House District 48
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Peter A. Velis (R) won with 72.9% of the vote, defeating Daniel J. Smith (D) by 45.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Peter A. VelisRepublican · winner
72.9%5,718
Daniel J. SmithDemocrat
27.1%2,125
7,843 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