1978Final results
1978 election for Massachusetts Senate District BERKSHIRE
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
John H. Fitzpatrick (R) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating James Lloyd Burns Jr. (D) by 1.9 points.
John H. FitzpatrickRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.0%24,827
James Lloyd Burns Jr.Democrat
49.0%23,884
48,713 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