1978Final results
1978 election for Massachusetts House District 130
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Barney Frank (D) won with 82.5% of the vote, defeating Walter C. Oconnor (R) by 65.1 points.
Barney FrankDemocrat · winner · incumbent
82.5%6,226
Walter C. OconnorRepublican
17.4%1,316
7,543 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