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1976Final results

1976 election for Massachusetts House District 118

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Peter Y. Flynn (D) won with 82.1% of the vote, defeating Edward H. Silva (Ind) by 64.2 points.

Peter Y. FlynnDemocrat · winner · incumbent
82.1%9,669
Edward H. SilvaIndependent
17.9%2,105
11,774 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 1976

Races before and after

EvenD+11.71972D+23.61974D+4.31980D+20.91982R+2.41984R+35.41986

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET