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1978Final results

1978 election for Massachusetts House District 18

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Raymond S. Peck (D) won with 73.5% of the vote, defeating William Markson (R) by 47.0 points.

Raymond S. PeckDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.5%8,086
William MarksonRepublican
26.5%2,918
11,004 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+47.01978D+36.51980 special electionD+40.91980D+35.21982D+45.01992D+43.11998

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