1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives: MIDDLESEX 41
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
James J. Gaffney III (Ind) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Frank A. Antonelli (D) by 0.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
James J. Gaffney IIIIndependent · winner
50.3%2,834
Frank A. AntonelliDemocrat · incumbent
49.7%2,804
5,638 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