1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Massachusetts House District 57
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
William A. Carey (Oth) won with 45.2% of the vote, defeating George R. Hahn (D) by 13.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
William A. CareyOther party · winner · incumbent
45.2%6,109
George R. HahnDemocrat
31.8%4,299
Harrison L. CrosslandRepublican
23.0%3,105
13,514 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