1978Final results
1978 election for Massachusetts House District 148
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Richard J. Dwinell (D) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Robert C. Steinmetz (R) by 11.1 points.
Richard J. DwinellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.6%7,269
Robert C. SteinmetzRepublican
44.4%5,811
13,083 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