1976Final results
1976 election for Massachusetts Senate District D23
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Ronald C. Mackenzie (R) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating John J. Leary (D) by 0.4 points.
Ronald C. MackenzieRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.2%30,388
John J. LearyDemocrat
49.8%30,151
60,541 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