1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1974 election for Massachusetts House District 79
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Angelo Marotta (D) won with 66.8% of the vote, defeating Robert W. Collins (Ind) by 33.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Angelo MarottaDemocrat · winner
66.8%5,193
Robert W. CollinsIndependent
33.2%2,582
7,775 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