This is the 1976 race. The latest: 2026 →

1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1976 election for Massachusetts House District 121

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Stanley E. Barnicoat (R) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Gary D. Jones (D) by 1.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Stanley E. BarnicoatRepublican · winner
50.5%6,431
Gary D. JonesDemocrat · incumbent
49.5%6,302
12,733 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+3.81974R+1.01976D+49.61988D+4.71990D+35.11992D+14.01994

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