1974Final results
1974 election for Massachusetts State Senate: Franklin–Hampshire–Hampden
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
John W. Olver (D) won re-election with 66.3% of the vote, defeating Gerald F. McCarthy (R) by 32.5 points.
John W. OlverDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.3%33,654
Gerald F. McCarthyRepublican
33.7%17,132
50,792 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)