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1978Final results

1978 election for Massachusetts House District 139

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Kevin W. Fitzgerald (D) won with 80.2% of the vote, defeating William T. Ryan (R) by 60.8 points.

Kevin W. FitzgeraldDemocrat · winner · incumbent
80.2%3,613
William T. RyanRepublican
19.4%873
4,506 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+40.01972D+60.81978D+31.61990R+18.32016R+23.02018R+10.62020

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