1978Final results
1978 election for Massachusetts Senate District NORFOLK
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Paul D. Harold (D) won with 82.3% of the vote, defeating Jens E. Thornton (R) by 64.7 points.
Paul D. HaroldDemocrat · winner
82.3%44,717
Jens E. ThorntonRepublican
17.6%9,584
54,316 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