1978Final results
1978 election for Massachusetts House District 58
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
James G. Collins (D) won with 76.3% of the vote, defeating Chandler William Atkins (R) by 52.5 points.
James G. CollinsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.3%7,809
Chandler William AtkinsRepublican
23.7%2,429
10,239 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