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1976Final results

1976 election for Massachusetts House District 77

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Lois G. Pines (D) won with 68.2% of the vote, defeating Howard U. Passman (R) by 36.4 points.

Lois G. PinesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.2%7,719
31.8%3,599
11,318 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

EvenR+27.41972D+36.41976D+15.11980 special electionD+32.71980D+9.01990D+54.31992

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET