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1978 election for Massachusetts House District 110

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

John A. Businger (D) won with 76.1% of the vote, defeating Thomas J. Dillon (R) by 52.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

John A. BusingerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.1%10,184
23.9%3,194
13,382 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+28.51974R+15.21976D+52.21978D+30.01990D+35.41992

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