1970 United States House of Representatives elections
District Incumbent Party First elected Result Candidates
Massachusetts 1 Silvio O. Conte Republican 1958 Incumbent re-elected Y Silvio O. Conte ( Republican ) Unopposed
Massachusetts 2 Edward Boland Democratic 1952 Incumbent re-elected Y Edward Boland ( Democratic ) Unopposed
Massachusetts 3 Philip J. Philbin Democratic 1942 Incumbent lost renomination . New member elected . Defeated as Independent Democratic hold Y Robert Drinan ( Democratic ) 37.7% John McGlennon ( Republican ) 35.7% Philip J. Philbin ( Independent ) 26.7%
Massachusetts 4 Harold Donohue Democratic 1946 Incumbent re-elected Y Harold Donohue ( Democratic ) 54.3% Howard A. Miller Jr. ( Republican ) 45.7%
Massachusetts 5 F. Bradford Morse Republican 1960 Incumbent re-elected Y F. Bradford Morse ( Republican ) 63.3% Richard Williams ( Democratic ) 36.7%
Massachusetts 6 Michael J. Harrington Democratic 1969 ( Special ) Incumbent re-elected Y Michael J. Harrington ( Democratic ) 61.7% Howard Phillips ( Republican ) 38.3%
Massachusetts 7 Torbert Macdonald Democratic 1954 Incumbent re-elected Y Torbert Macdonald ( Democratic ) 67.3% Gordon F. Hughes ( Republican ) 32.7%
Massachusetts 8 Tip O'Neill Democratic 1952 Incumbent re-elected Y Tip O'Neill ( Democratic ) Unopposed
Massachusetts 9 John W. McCormack Democratic 1928 Incumbent retired . New member elected . Democratic hold Y Louise Day Hicks ( Democratic ) 59.1% Daniel J. Houton ( Independent ) 20.5% Laurence Curtis ( Republican ) 20.4%
Massachusetts 10 Margaret Heckler Republican 1966 Incumbent re-elected Y Margaret Heckler ( Republican ) 57.0% Bertram A. Yaffe ( Democratic ) 43.0%
Massachusetts 11 James A. Burke Democratic 1958 Incumbent re-elected Y James A. Burke ( Democratic ) Unopposed
Massachusetts 12 Hastings Keith Republican 1958 Incumbent re-elected Y Hastings Keith ( Republican ) 50.4% Gerry Studds ( Democratic ) 49.6%
Massachusetts
Main article : 1970 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts See also : List of United States Representatives from Massachusetts
The 1970 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives held on November 3, 1970, in the middle of Richard M. Nixon's first term as president. His party, the Republican Party, lost a net of 12 seats to the Democratic Party, which thereby increased its majority in the House. Many viewed the results of the 1970 election as an indication of public fatigue over the ongoing Vietnam War as well as the fallout from the Kent State Massacre. This was the first House election in which all 50 states used a single-member-district system to elect Representatives instead of using at-large congressional districts.