1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Massachusetts House District 71
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Ann C. Gannett (R) won with 70.5% of the vote, defeating Dennis J. Berry (D) by 41.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Ann C. GannettRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.5%9,634
Dennis J. BerryDemocrat
29.5%4,027
13,661 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