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1978Final results

1978 election for Massachusetts House District 20

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Roger R. Goyette (D) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Donald M. Sorenson (R) by 3.4 points.

Roger R. GoyetteDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.6%5,467
48.3%5,111
10,587 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+3.41978D+1.61980D+9.41982D+12.81990D+33.21994D+33.22010

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