1974Flipped from DemocraticFinal results

1974 election for Massachusetts State Senate: Berkshire

Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts

John H. Fitzpatrick (R) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Carmen C. Massimiano (D) by 10.0 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.

John H. FitzpatrickRepublican · winner
55.0%25,266
45.0%20,653
45,920 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

EvenD+14.01972R+10.01974R+11.51976R+1.91978

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)