1978Final results
1978 election for Massachusetts Senate District D02
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Alan D. Sisitsky (D) won with 39.8% of the vote, defeating John P. Burke (D) by 1.7 points.
Alan D. SisitskyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
39.8%28,548
John P. BurkeDemocrat
38.1%27,357
Michael E. OconnellIndependent
13.8%9,890
Write-ins and other votesOther party
8.3%5,934
71,729 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