1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Massachusetts House District 117
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Andrew H. Card Jr. (R) won with 63.1% of the vote, defeating Paul F. X. Moriarty (D) by 26.2 points.
Andrew H. Card Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
63.1%8,536
Paul F. X. MoriartyDemocrat · incumbent
36.9%4,989
13,525 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