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1978 election for Massachusetts House District 10

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Leon J. Lombardi (R) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating Robert J. Kane (D) by 22.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Leon J. LombardiRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.0%7,307
39.0%4,675
11,982 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

EvenR+2.01982R+14.11988R+6.81992R+19.91996R+16.52000R+2.32006

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