1976Final results
1976 election for Massachusetts House District 79
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Angelo Marotta (D) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Philip Sean Daly (Ind) by 27.5 points.
Angelo MarottaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.8%6,232
Philip Sean DalyIndependent
32.3%3,368
Robert W. CollinsIndependent
8.0%830
10,430 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