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1976Final results

1976 election for Massachusetts House District 12

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Thomas D. Lopes (D) won with 46.5% of the vote, defeating J. Mark Treadup (Ind) by 14.1 points.

Thomas D. LopesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
46.5%4,103
J. Mark TreadupIndependent
32.4%2,855
12.6%1,109
8.5%754
8,821 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+38.11990D+35.91992R+0.32010D+14.12022D+0.32025 special electionD+16.62026

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