1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives: Norfolk 18
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Francis H. Woodward (D) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating Alan Paul Danovitch (R) by 14.5 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Francis H. WoodwardDemocrat · winner
57.3%6,518
Alan Paul DanovitchRepublican · incumbent
42.7%4,863
11,381 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)