1976Final results
1976 election for Massachusetts Senate District D16
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Samuel Rotondi (D) won with 75.4% of the vote, defeating Helen Metros (Ind) by 50.8 points.
Samuel RotondiDemocrat · winner
75.4%45,941
Helen MetrosIndependent
24.6%15,004
60,954 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