1976Final results
1976 election for Massachusetts House District 16
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Henry S. Gillet Jr. (D) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating Robert J. Dolan (Ind) by 17.5 points.
Henry S. Gillet Jr.Democrat · winner
58.8%4,155
Robert J. DolanIndependent
41.2%2,917
7,072 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