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2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated

2012 election for Massachusetts House District 70

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Paul R. Heroux (D) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating George T. Ross (R) by 16.4 points.

Paul R. HerouxDemocrat · winner
58.2%9,738
George T. RossRepublican · incumbent
41.8%6,992
16,730 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenD+42.81994D+52.71996D+44.71998D+16.42012D+22.22014D+16.72018

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