1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Massachusetts House District 70
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Robert L. Nardone (D) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Robert A. Manzelli (R) by 3.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Robert L. NardoneDemocrat · winner
51.6%5,045
Robert A. ManzelliRepublican · incumbent
48.4%4,723
9,768 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