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1978 election for Massachusetts House District 86

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Saundra Graham (D) won with 81.2% of the vote, defeating Freda Lee Nason (Lib) by 62.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Saundra GrahamDemocrat · winner · incumbent
81.2%7,420
Freda Lee NasonLibertarian
18.8%1,720
9,140 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

EvenD+21.61968R+14.21974D+76.91998D+44.52002R+12.72018

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET