1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Massachusetts House District 28
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Richard R. Silva (R) won with 84.8% of the vote, defeating Chester S. Stone Jr. (D) by 69.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Richard R. SilvaRepublican · winner · incumbent
84.8%12,121
Chester S. Stone Jr.Democrat
15.2%2,170
14,295 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