1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Massachusetts House District 25
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
John Gray (R) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating David J. Swartz (D) by 3.7 points.
John GrayRepublican · winner
51.9%6,997
David J. SwartzDemocrat · incumbent
48.1%6,492
13,489 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