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1978Final results

1978 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives: Hampden 13

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Richard P. Roche (D) won re-election with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Robert L. Howarth (R) by 6.1 points.

Richard P. RocheDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.1%6,053
Robert L. HowarthRepublican
46.9%5,353
11,406 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

EvenR+1.91972D+13.81974D+51.11976D+6.11978R+1.11980

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

Richard P. Roche (D)Robert L. Howarth (R)