1978Final results

1978 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives: Capeisland

Name: 1978 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives: Capeisland
Start: 1978-11-07
Location: Massachusetts

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Howard C. Cahoon (R) won re-election with 55.7% of the vote, defeating William G. Litchfield (D) by 11.4 points.

Howard C. CahoonRepublican · winner · incumbent

55.7%8,888

44.3%7,068

15,956 votes

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