1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Massachusetts House District 88
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Paul E. Means (D) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Daniel C. Towse (R) by 2.4 points.
Paul E. MeansDemocrat · winner
51.2%3,916
Daniel C. TowseRepublican · incumbent
48.8%3,729
7,645 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