1976Final results
1976 election for Massachusetts State Senate: Franklin–Hampshire–Hampden
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
John W. Olver (D) won re-election with 64.3% of the vote, defeating Walter B. Mitchell (R) by 28.6 points.
John W. OlverDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.3%47,086
Walter B. MitchellRepublican
35.7%26,149
73,238 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)