1978Final results
1978 election for Massachusetts State Senate: Norfolk–Bristol–Middlesex
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
David H. Locke (R) won re-election with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Daniel P. Matthews (D) by 17.0 points.
David H. LockeRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.5%31,105
Daniel P. MatthewsDemocrat
41.5%22,075
53,196 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)