For the Record

One quick point re your report on the House race in Massachusetts between John MacGovern (R.) and incumbent Chet Atkins (D.) [“The Week,” Nov. 5].

The last time a Republican defeated an incumbent Democratic congressman in Massachusetts was in the election of 1936 (not 1920 as reported), when former GOP Congressman Robert Luce won back the 9th District seat he had lost to Democrat Richard Russell in 1934.

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One quick point re your report on the House race in Massachusetts between John MacGovern (R.) and incumbent Chet Atkins (D.) [“The Week,” Nov. 5].

The last time a Republican defeated an incumbent Democratic congressman in Massachusetts was in the election of 1936 (not 1920 as reported), when former GOP Congressman Robert Luce won back the 9th District seat he had lost to Democrat Richard Russell in 1934.