1974Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1974 election for Massachusetts House District 85
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Sherman W. Saltmarsh (R) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Kenneth P. Trevett (D) by 6.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Sherman W. SaltmarshRepublican · winner
53.5%4,851
Kenneth P. TrevettDemocrat
46.5%4,224
9,075 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