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1978Final results

1978 election for Massachusetts State Senate: Bristol–Plymouth

Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts

Robert M. Hunt (D) won with 50.0% of the vote, defeating Rosalind Poll Brooker (R) by 13.7 points.

Robert M. HuntDemocrat · winner
50.0%22,404
36.3%16,278
Write-ins and other votesOther party
13.7%6,161
44,843 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+17.11974D+13.71978D+34.91980

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