1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1978 election for Massachusetts House District 2
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Thomas K. Lynch (D) won with 64.5% of the vote, defeating Bernard Wilber (R) by 29.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Thomas K. LynchDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.5%9,681
Bernard WilberRepublican
35.5%5,319
15,002 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