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1978Final results

1978 election for Massachusetts House District 89

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Marie E. Howe (D) won with 73.3% of the vote, defeating Albert F. Medaglia (R) by 46.6 points.

Marie E. HoweDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.3%7,681
26.7%2,797
10,481 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+28.91976D+46.61978D+23.22004D+27.12008D+17.02010D+36.42026

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