1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Massachusetts House District 27
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Forrester A. Clark Jr. (R) won with 40.0% of the vote, defeating Carlotta Regan Tyler (D) by 5.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Forrester A. Clark Jr.Republican · winner
40.0%6,625
Carlotta Regan TylerDemocrat
34.5%5,718
Thomas E. SinkiewiczIndependent
25.5%4,230
16,576 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