1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Massachusetts House District 79
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Mike Barrett (D) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Nils L. Nordberg (R) by 23.7 points.
Mike BarrettDemocrat · winner
61.8%9,175
Nils L. NordbergRepublican · incumbent
38.2%5,662
14,837 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