1974Final results
1974 election for Massachusetts House District 98
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Joseph E. Brett (D) won with 78.6% of the vote, defeating Jens E. Thornton (R) by 57.1 points.
Joseph E. BrettDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.6%6,670
Jens E. ThorntonRepublican
21.4%1,819
8,489 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