1978Final results
1978 election for Massachusetts State Senate: Plymouth 2
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Robert E. McCarthy (D) won re-election with 66.6% of the vote, defeating Virginia K. Ford (R) by 33.2 points.
Robert E. McCarthyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.6%31,511
Virginia K. FordRepublican
33.4%15,811
47,327 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)