1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Massachusetts House District 109
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Royall H. Switzler (R) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Paul S. Davis (D) by 11.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Royall H. SwitzlerRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.7%9,454
Paul S. DavisDemocrat
44.3%7,533
16,987 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