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1974Final results

1974 election for Massachusetts House District 49

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Garreth J. Lynch (D) won re-election with 80.6% of the vote, defeating Robert G. Lord Jr. (R) by 61.3 points.

Garreth J. LynchDemocrat · winner · incumbent
80.6%6,668
19.4%1,600
8,268 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+7.01972D+61.31974R+2.31978R+6.41980

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)