1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Massachusetts Senate District D10
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Robert A. Hall (R) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Daniel J. Foley (D) by 1.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Robert A. HallRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.6%38,379
Daniel J. FoleyDemocrat · incumbent
49.4%37,482
75,903 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