1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Massachusetts House District 78
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Anthony Michael Gallugi (D) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Bradford Pottle (R) by 3.6 points.
Anthony Michael GallugiDemocrat · winner
51.8%5,969
Bradford PottleRepublican · incumbent
48.2%5,556
11,525 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 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET