1974Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1974 election for Massachusetts House District 86
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
William G. Robinson (R) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Richard T. Howe (D) by 14.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
William G. RobinsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.1%4,600
Richard T. HoweDemocrat
42.9%3,458
8,058 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