1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Massachusetts House District 1
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Thomas K. Lynch (D) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating Bernard Wilber (R) by 20.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Thomas K. LynchDemocrat · winner
60.1%10,601
Bernard WilberRepublican · incumbent
39.9%7,035
17,636 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET