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1976Final results

1976 election for Massachusetts House District 35

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Robert C. Buell (R) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Thomas E. Sinkiewicz (Ind) by 25.4 points.

Robert C. BuellRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.5%6,841
35.1%3,973
Peter K. HadleyLibertarian
4.4%496
11,310 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

EvenR+34.71972D+17.91978D+29.41990D+48.81992D+19.71998D+19.92002

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

The candidates