1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Massachusetts House District 7
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Frank J. Matrango (D) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Anthony P. McBride (Ind) by 27.5 points.
Frank J. MatrangoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.1%7,208
Anthony P. McBrideIndependent · incumbent
29.6%3,734
John T. ZelazoRepublican
13.3%1,683
12,625 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