1978Final results
1978 election for Massachusetts Senate District D27
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Denis L. McKenna (D) won with 69.4% of the vote, defeating Fred P. Dello Iacono (Ind) by 52.9 points.
Denis L. McKennaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.4%31,039
Fred P. Dello IaconoIndependent
16.5%7,378
Arthur Vitt VitaglianoRepublican
14.0%6,276
44,696 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