1976Final results

1976 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives: Essex 26

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Joseph N. Hermann (D) won with 71.9% of the vote, defeating John W. Saltman (R) by 43.8 points.

Joseph N. HermannDemocrat · winner
71.9%8,121
John W. SaltmanRepublican
28.1%3,170
11,291 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET