1974Final results
1974 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives: Bristol 16
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Donald T. Bliss (R) won re-election with 48.4% of the vote, defeating James A. Magnan (D) by 5.1 points.
Donald T. BlissRepublican · winner · incumbent
48.4%3,891
James A. MagnanDemocrat
43.3%3,479
Lorraine V. WnukIndependent
8.3%664
8,034 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)