1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives: MIDDLESEX 48
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
John H. Loring (R) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating William Charles Mullin (D) by 5.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
John H. LoringRepublican · winner
52.6%6,708
William Charles MullinDemocrat · incumbent
47.4%6,055
12,763 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