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1976 Massachusetts U.S. House District 9 Election

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Who won the 1976 Massachusetts U.S. House District 9 Election?

Joe Moakley won the 1976 Massachusetts U.S. House District 9 Election. Joe Moakley received 103,901 popular votes (69.56%). The main challenger was Robert G. Cunningham (23.13%).

See the full head-to-head between Moakley and Cunningham

Moakley +46.4 pts · won by 69,354 votes
Joe MoakleyDemocraticWINNER69.56%
103,901 votes
Robert G. CunninghamRepublican23.13%
34,547 votes
Joseph M. O'LoughlinIndependent5.26%
7,862 votes
James Mac Warrensocialist workers2.05%
3,058 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.