1976Final results
1976 election for Massachusetts House District 138
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Robert L. Fortes (D) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating Edward Brooks (Ind) by 22.9 points.
Robert L. FortesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.4%2,393
Edward BrooksIndependent
38.6%1,502
3,895 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET