1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1978 election for Massachusetts House District 144
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
George J. Bourque (D) won with 69.9% of the vote, defeating Bernard J. Schultz III (Ind) by 39.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
George J. BourqueDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.9%8,264
Bernard J. Schultz IIIIndependent
30.1%3,556
11,820 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