1978Final results
1978 election for Massachusetts Senate District WORCESTERNORFOLK
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Louis P. Bertonazzi (D) won with 72.7% of the vote, defeating Norma Cash Smith (R) by 45.5 points.
Louis P. BertonazziDemocrat · winner
72.7%36,843
Norma Cash SmithRepublican
27.2%13,806
50,676 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