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1976Final results

1976 election for Massachusetts Senate District D30

Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts

William M. Bulger (D) won with 74.0% of the vote, defeating R. Duff Ramsey (Ind) by 55.0 points.

William M. BulgerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.0%24,158
R. Duff RamseyIndependent
18.9%6,183
7.1%2,311
32,653 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

EvenD+58.41988D+24.61990D+71.42002

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET