1974Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1974 election for Massachusetts Senate District D08
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Robert A. Hall (R) won with 61.9% of the vote, defeating Bernard F. Chartrand (D) by 23.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Robert A. HallRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.9%28,039
Bernard F. ChartrandDemocrat
38.1%17,282
45,325 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