1974Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1974 election for Massachusetts House District 70
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Robert A. Manzelli (R) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Maurice J. Sheehan (D) by 3.8 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.
Robert A. ManzelliRepublican · winner
51.9%4,102
Maurice J. SheehanDemocrat
48.1%3,802
7,904 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)