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1974Final results

1974 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives: Berkshire 5

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Joseph S. Scelsi (D) won re-election with 74.1% of the vote, defeating Roy F. Brown (R) by 48.3 points.

Joseph S. ScelsiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.1%5,101
Roy F. BrownRepublican
25.9%1,780
6,881 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

EvenD+23.91972D+48.31974D+43.31976

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)