1974Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1974 election for Massachusetts House District 53
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Theodore J. Trudeau (R) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Robert P. Abbott (D) by 23.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Theodore J. TrudeauRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.8%4,182
Robert P. AbbottDemocrat
38.2%2,590
6,772 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