1974Final results
1974 election for Massachusetts House District 78
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Frederick N. Dellorusso (D) won with 66.2% of the vote, defeating Richard F. Adair (R) by 32.5 points.
Frederick N. DellorussoDemocrat · winner
66.2%5,343
Richard F. AdairRepublican
33.8%2,724
8,067 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 1974
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)