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1978Final results

1978 election for Massachusetts House District 134

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

James J. Craven (D) won with 73.3% of the vote, defeating James A. Lindsey (Ind) by 57.9 points.

James J. CravenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.3%4,747
James A. LindseyIndependent
15.4%997
John R. ZagerRepublican
6.0%387
5.4%347
6,478 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

EvenD+42.91980D+45.81982D+41.71984D+53.61990D+65.11992D+53.62012

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