1978Final results
1978 election for Massachusetts House District 22
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Denis Lawrence (D) won with 76.8% of the vote, defeating Fofi Papas (Ind) by 53.7 points.
Denis LawrenceDemocrat · winner
76.8%6,583
Fofi PapasIndependent
23.1%1,980
8,576 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