1974Final results
1974 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives: Norfolk 23
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Donat J. Laplante (D) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Rozalia Hidy (R) by 29.5 points.
Donat J. LaplanteDemocrat · winner
56.1%4,128
Rozalia HidyRepublican
26.6%1,958
Raymond R. GagneIndependent
17.3%1,277
7,363 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)