1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Massachusetts House District 1
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Haden G. Greenhalgh (R) won with 43.1% of the vote, defeating James F. Connors (D) by 10.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Haden G. GreenhalghRepublican · winner
43.1%8,155
James F. ConnorsDemocrat
32.5%6,153
Mary Hood HaglerIndependent
24.4%4,613
18,923 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET