1978Final results
1978 election for Massachusetts House District 137
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Thomas M. Finneran (D) won with 79.0% of the vote, defeating Nurjhan B. Govan (Ind) by 60.9 points.
Thomas M. FinneranDemocrat · winner
79.0%5,371
Nurjhan B. GovanIndependent
18.2%1,235
John ShanleyLibertarian
2.8%190
6,796 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