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1974Final results

1974 election for Massachusetts House District 54

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Sean Cahillane (D) won with 85.6% of the vote, defeating Thomas P. Swank (R) by 71.2 points.

Sean CahillaneDemocrat · winner
85.6%4,878
Thomas P. SwankRepublican
14.4%820
5,698 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+29.91970D+71.21974D+0.31980D+19.91982D+37.01990D+57.32004

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