1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Massachusetts House District 116
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Robert W. Gillette (R) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Henry A. Shea Jr. (D) by 17.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Robert W. GilletteRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.5%7,421
Henry A. Shea Jr.Democrat
41.5%5,268
12,689 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