1976Final results
1976 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives: Bristol 16
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Kevin Poirier (R) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating James A. Magnan (D) by 19.2 points.
Kevin PoirierRepublican · winner
59.6%6,786
James A. MagnanDemocrat
40.4%4,603
11,389 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)