1976Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Massachusetts House District 71
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Salvatore Ciccarelli (D) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating George T. Zevitas (Ind) by 18.1 points.
Salvatore CiccarelliDemocrat · winner
52.7%5,216
George T. ZevitasIndependent
34.6%3,423
Richard Michael McGrathOther party · incumbent
12.7%1,259
9,898 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