1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1974 election for Massachusetts Senate District D24
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
James P. Rurak (D) won with 73.4% of the vote, defeating Edward Godfrey (R) by 46.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
James P. RurakDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.4%34,785
Edward GodfreyRepublican
26.6%12,617
47,403 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