1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1978 election for Massachusetts House District 36
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
John E. Murphy (D) won with 50.0% of the vote, defeating Mark G. Mazzie (R) by 18.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
John E. MurphyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.0%6,724
Mark G. MazzieRepublican
32.0%4,299
Frank M. SaracenoIndependent
18.0%2,427
13,452 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