1976Final results
1976 election for Massachusetts Senate District D21
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
William L. Saltonstall (R) won with 74.2% of the vote, defeating Joseph V. Gracy (D) by 48.3 points.
William L. SaltonstallRepublican · winner · incumbent
74.2%51,280
Joseph V. GracyDemocrat
25.8%17,864
69,144 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