1976Final results
1976 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives: MIDDLESEX 41
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
James J. Gaffney III (Ind) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating Frank A. Antonelli (D) by 33.8 points.
James J. Gaffney IIIIndependent · winner · incumbent
66.9%6,738
Frank A. AntonelliDemocrat
33.1%3,337
10,075 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