1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Massachusetts House District 73
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Lincoln P. Cole Jr. (R) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Stephen W. Doran (D) by 4.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Lincoln P. Cole Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
52.2%7,235
Stephen W. DoranDemocrat
47.8%6,626
13,861 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