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1990Final results

1990 election for Massachusetts House District 78

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

James R. Miceli (D) won with 62.6% of the vote, defeating Kevin John Sowyrda (R) by 25.2 points.

James R. MiceliDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.6%10,566
37.4%6,316
16,882 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 1990

Races before and after

EvenD+32.51974D+25.21990D+57.31994D+53.71996R+32.02004R+42.62008

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET