1978Final results
1978 election for Massachusetts House District 119
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Mark E. Lawton (D) won with 76.8% of the vote, defeating James A. Driskell (R) by 53.7 points.
Mark E. LawtonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.8%8,063
James A. DriskellRepublican
23.1%2,430
10,497 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