1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1978 election for Massachusetts Senate District D23
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Carol C. Amick (D) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Paula K. Lewellen (R) by 36.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Carol C. AmickDemocrat · winner
61.2%29,578
Paula K. LewellenRepublican
24.9%12,060
Kenneth Douglas FredaIndependent
13.9%6,700
48,342 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