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1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1978 election for Massachusetts House District 113

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Mary Jeanette Murray (R) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Caroline J. Stouffer (D) by 12.3 points.

Mary Jeanette MurrayRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.2%8,736
Caroline J. StoufferDemocrat · incumbent
43.8%6,821
15,557 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+15.21974R+7.81976R+12.31978R+20.01980R+22.81982R+41.51988

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