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1974Final results

1974 election for Massachusetts House District 71

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Richard Michael McGrath (D) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating George T. Zevitas (R) by 10.7 points.

Richard Michael McGrathDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.3%4,358
44.7%3,517
7,875 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+26.51972D+10.71974R+41.01978R+6.41980R+19.51988R+5.51990

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