1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Massachusetts House District 147
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
A. James Whitney (D) won with 62.8% of the vote, defeating John F. Farland (Oth) by 33.5 points.
A. James WhitneyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.8%7,450
John F. FarlandOther party · incumbent
29.3%3,471
Florence BazinetRepublican
7.9%939
11,863 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