1976Final results
1976 election for Massachusetts House District 44
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
John B. Perry (D) won with 62.1% of the vote, defeating Joseph J. Zaher (Ind) by 24.3 points.
John B. PerryDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.1%6,366
Joseph J. ZaherIndependent
37.9%3,877
10,243 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