1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Massachusetts House District 62
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Saundra Graham (Ind) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating John J. Toomey (D) by 15.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Saundra GrahamIndependent · winner
56.0%6,527
John J. ToomeyDemocrat · incumbent
40.8%4,759
Joseph L. CarsonIndependent
1.7%202
Edward M. BaneIndependent
1.5%171
11,659 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
The candidates
Saundra Graham (I)John J. Toomey (D)
Also on the ballot: Joseph L. Carson (Independent), 1.7%; Edward M. Bane (Independent), 1.5%