1974Final results
1974 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives: Essex 22
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
James E. Smith (D) won re-election with 73.3% of the vote, defeating Robert H. Dawe (R) by 46.5 points.
James E. SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.3%6,022
Robert H. DaweRepublican
26.7%2,199
8,221 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)