1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Massachusetts House District 31
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Lawrence R. Alexander (D) won with 41.6% of the vote, defeating Norris W. Harris (R) by 6.1 points.
Lawrence R. AlexanderDemocrat · winner
41.6%7,092
Norris W. HarrisRepublican · incumbent
35.5%6,048
Alexander T. TennantIndependent
22.9%3,896
17,036 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