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1978Final results

1978 election for Massachusetts Senate District D24

Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts

Sharon M. Pollard (D) won with 72.8% of the vote, defeating John Katsaros (R) by 45.7 points.

Sharon M. PollardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.8%39,372
John KatsarosRepublican
27.1%14,657
54,054 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

EvenR+41.71970D+46.81974D+45.71978D+1.41983 special electionD+28.11988D+20.81990

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET