1978Final results
1978 election for Massachusetts House District 3
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Jeremiah F. Cahir (D) won with 64.0% of the vote, defeating Daniel M. Blackmon (R) by 28.1 points.
Jeremiah F. CahirDemocrat · winner
64.0%9,124
Daniel M. BlackmonRepublican
36.0%5,124
14,249 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