1974Final results
1974 election for Massachusetts Senate District D16
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
John W. Bullock (D) won with 59.5% of the vote, defeating Arthur B. Spector (Ind) by 30.4 points.
John W. BullockDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.5%28,006
Arthur B. SpectorIndependent
29.1%13,699
Helen MetrosIndependent
11.4%5,390
47,095 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