1976Final results
1976 election for Massachusetts House District 73
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
William F. Stanley (D) won with 68.1% of the vote, defeating David Reilly (Ind) by 45.3 points.
William F. StanleyDemocrat · winner
68.1%5,372
David ReillyIndependent
22.8%1,797
Martin P. SheehanIndependent
9.1%722
7,891 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