1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1978 election for Massachusetts House District 40
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Gerald M. Cohen (D) won with 77.1% of the vote, defeating Donal T. Coleman (Oth) by 54.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Gerald M. CohenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.1%10,206
Donal T. ColemanOther party
22.8%3,023
13,230 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