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1968 Massachusetts U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1968 Massachusetts U.S. House District 7 Election?

Torbert Macdonald won the 1968 Massachusetts U.S. House District 7 Election. Torbert Macdonald received 119,562 popular votes (62.51%). The main challenger was William S Abbot (37.48%).

See the full head-to-head between Macdonald and Abbot

Macdonald +25.0 pts · won by 47,873 votes
Torbert MacdonaldDemocraticWINNER62.51%
119,562 votes
William S AbbotRepublican37.48%
71,689 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.