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1978 election for Massachusetts House District 103

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

William R. Keating (D) won with 73.9% of the vote, defeating Mamie C. Gray (R) by 47.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

William R. KeatingDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.9%10,203
Mamie C. GrayRepublican
26.1%3,611
13,815 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

EvenD+32.41972R+27.21974R+39.91976D+47.71978D+20.51984D+24.91988

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