1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Massachusetts House District 23
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Kevin Poirier (R) won with 68.6% of the vote, defeating James K. Madden (D) by 37.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Kevin PoirierRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.6%8,101
James K. MaddenDemocrat
31.4%3,701
11,802 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