1974Final results

1974 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives: Suffolk 26

Name: 1974 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives: Suffolk 26
Start: 1974-11-04
Location: Massachusetts

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

John F. Melia (D) won re-election with 63.8% of the vote, defeating David M. McCartan (IND) by 27.7 points.

John F. MeliaDemocrat · winner · incumbent

63.8%3,358

36.2%1,903

5,261 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET