1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1978 election for Massachusetts House District 43
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
William D. Benson (D) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Gerald I. Levitch (R) by 5.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
William D. BensonDemocrat · winner
52.8%6,628
Gerald I. LevitchRepublican
47.2%5,921
12,549 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