1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1974 election for Massachusetts House District 84
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Ed Markey (D) won with 81.6% of the vote, defeating Vernon C. Newman (Ind) by 63.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Ed MarkeyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
81.6%5,810
Vernon C. NewmanIndependent
18.4%1,308
7,118 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