1976Final results
1976 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives: Essex 22
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
James E. Smith (D) won re-election with 75.8% of the vote, defeating John V. Sordillo (R) by 51.6 points.
James E. SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.8%7,967
John V. SordilloRepublican
24.2%2,546
10,513 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)