1978Final results
1978 election for Massachusetts House District 143
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Raymond M. Lafontaine (D) won with 72.8% of the vote, defeating Alan Rickheit (R) by 45.6 points.
Raymond M. LafontaineDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.8%8,219
Alan RickheitRepublican
27.2%3,070
11,290 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