1978 Massachusetts elections

none February 2026 September 2023 1978 Massachusetts general election parliamentary Massachusetts 1976 Massachusetts general election 1976 1980 Massachusetts general election 1980 November 7, 1978 Part of the1978 United States elections A Massachusetts general election was held on November 7, 1978 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The election included: statewide elections for United States Senator, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Treasurer, and Auditor; district elections for U.S. Representatives, State Representatives, State Senators, and Governor's Councillors; and ballot questions at the state and local levels. Democratic and Republican candidates were selected in party primaries held September 14, 1978. Governor and lieutenant governor Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1978 Democrats Edward J. King and Thomas P. O'Neill III were elected Governor and Lieutenant Governor, respectively, over Republican candidates Francis W. Hatch, Jr. and William I. Cowin. Attorney general 1978 Massachusetts Attorney General election presidential no 1974 Massachusetts Attorney General election 1974 1982 Massachusetts Attorney General election 1982 150x150px Francis Bellotti Democratic Party (United States) 1,532,835 78.4% 150x150px Bill Weld Republican Party (United States) 421,417 21.6% 1978 Massachusetts attorney general election results map by county.svg 250px County results Bellotti: #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% Attorney General Francis Bellotti Democratic Party (United States) Francis Bellotti Democratic Party (United States) Democrat Francis X. Belotti was elected Attorney General. He defeated Republican Bill Weld in the general election. Massachusetts Attorney General Election, 1978Massachusetts Election Statistics 1978 Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1978 318 https://archive.org/stream/massachusettsele19781979mass#page/318/mode/2up Internet Archive Democratic Party (US) Francis X. Belotti (incumbent) 1,532,835 78.43% 28.76 Republican Party (US) Bill Weld 421,417 21.56% 27.15 64 0.01% 0.01 1,954,316 100.00% Secretary of the Commonwealth 1978 Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth election presidential no 1974 Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth election 1974 1982 Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth election 1982 Michael J. Connolly (1).png Michael J. Connolly Democratic Party (United States) 1,115,409 60.0% John Sears (11191700264) (1).jpg John W. Sears Republican Party (United States) 744,488 40.0% 250px Municipality results Secretary of the Commonwealth Paul Guzzi Democratic Party (United States) Michael J. Connolly Democratic Party (United States) Incumbent Secretary of the Commonwealth Paul Guzzi sought election to the U.S. Senate, leaving his office vacant for the next term. State Representative Michael J. Connolly defeated Lois Pines, Anthony J. Vigliotti, James Hennigan, David E. Crosby, William J. Galvin Jr., and John Fulham in the Democratic primary and Republican John W. Sears in the general election. Democratic primary Candidates Michael J. Connolly, State Representative from Roslindale David E. Crosby John Fulham William J. Galvin Jr., son of former Boston City Council President William J. Galvin James W. Hennigan Jr., former State Senator from Jamaica Plain and member of the Boston School Committee Lois Pines, State Representative from Newton Anthony J. Vigliotti, Worcester County Registrar of Deeds Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth Democratic Primary, 1978Massachusetts Election Statistics 1978 Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1978 98 https://archive.org/stream/massachusettsele19781979mass#page/98/mode/2up Internet Archive Democratic Party (US) Michael J. Connolly 192,641 25.81% Democratic Party (US) Lois Pines 185,504 24.85% Democratic Party (US) Anthony J. Vigliotti 103,895 13.91% Democratic Party (US) James Hennigan 80,402 10.77% Democratic Party (US) David E. Crosby 78,372 10.50% Democratic Party (US) William J. Galvin Jr. 67,180 9.00% Democratic Party (US) John Fulham 38,337 5.13% 12 0.00% 746,383 100.00% Blank 156,876 — 903,259 100.00% General election Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth Election, 1978Massachusetts Election Statistics 1978 Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1978 324 https://archive.org/stream/massachusettsele19781979mass#page/324/mode/2up Internet Archive Democratic Party (US) Michael J. Connolly 1,115,409 59.96% 4.53 Republican Party (US) John W. Sears 744,488 40.02% 4.53 169 0.02% 0.02 Treasurer and Receiver-General 1978 Massachusetts Treasurer election presidential no 1974 Massachusetts elections#Treasurer and Receiver-General 1974 1982 Massachusetts elections#Treasurer and Receiver-General 1982 150x150px Robert Q. Crane Democratic Party (United States) 1,125,960 60.2% 150x150px Lewis Crampton Republican Party (United States) 743,231 39.76% 250px Municipality results Treasurer and Receiver-General Robert Q. Crane Democratic Party (United States) Robert Q. Crane Republican Party (United States) Incumbent Treasurer and Receiver-General Robert Q. Crane defeated Lawrence DiCara, Paul Cacchiotti, Dayce Moore, Thomas Lopes, and Lawrence Blacke in the Democratic Primary and Republican Lewis Crampton in the general election. Democratic primary Candidates Lawrence Blacke Paul Cacchiotti Robert Q. Crane, incumbent Treasurer and Receiver-General since 1964 Lawrence DiCara, President of the Boston City Council Thomas Lopes, State Representative from New Bedford Dayce Moore Results Massachusetts Treasurer and Receiver-General Democratic Primary, 1978Massachusetts Election Statistics 1978 Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1978 110 https://archive.org/stream/massachusettsele19781979mass#page/110/mode/2up Internet Archive Democratic Party (US) Robert Q. Crane (incumbent) 375,688 49.04% Democratic Party (US) Lawrence DiCara 231,315 30.19% Democratic Party (US) Paul Cacchiotti 45,029 5.88% Democratic Party (US) Dayce Moore 43,466 5.67% Democratic Party (US) Thomas Lopes 39,691 5.18% Democratic Party (US) Lawrence Blacke 30,930 4.04% 24 0.00% 766,143 100.00% Massachusetts Treasurer and Receiver-General Election, 1978Massachusetts Election Statistics 1978 Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1978 330 https://archive.org/stream/massachusettsele19781979mass#page/330/mode/2up Internet Archive Democratic Party (US) Robert Q. Crane (incumbent) 1,125,960 60.24% 39.72 Republican Party (US) Lewis Crampton 743,231 39.76% N/A 67 0.00% 0.03 1,869,258 100.00% Auditor 1978 Massachusetts Auditor election presidential no 1974 Massachusetts elections#Auditor 1974 1982 Massachusetts elections#Auditor 1982 150x150px Thaddeus Buczko Democratic Party (United States) 1,189,562 64.9% 150x150px Timothy O'Brien Republican Party (United States) 643,096 35.1% 250px Municipality results Auditor Thaddeus M. Buczko Democratic Party (United States) Thaddeus M. Buczko Democratic Party (United States) Incumbent Auditor Thaddeus M. Buczko defeated Peter Meade in the Democratic primary and Republican Timothy F. O'Brien in the general election. O'Brien replaced William A. Casey as the Republican nominee after Casey dropped out of the race. After conservative Edward J. King defeated Michael Dukakis for the Democratic nomination for governor, Casey chose to drop-out and support the anti-abortion King over the pro-choice Republican nominee Francis Hatch.Brown Thomas S. Republicans Seek Casey Replacement https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KBNSAAAAIBAJ&pg=5623,5740321 13 June 2011 Associated Press September 26, 1978 O'Brien was selected by the State Committee over attorney Ralph Barbagallo, Jr. and William Sargent, the son of former Governor Francis W. Sargent. Democratic primary Candidates Thaddeus M. Buczko, incumbent Auditor Peter Meade, former Boston Parks Commissioner Results thumb| Massachusetts Auditor Democratic Primary, 1978Massachusetts Election Statistics 1978 Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1978 118 https://archive.org/stream/massachusettsele19781979mass#page/118/mode/2up Internet Archive Democratic Party (US) Thaddeus M. Buczko (incumbent) 448,294 59.57% Democratic Party (US) Peter Meade 304,218 40.43% 10 0.00% 752,522 100.00% General election Massachusetts Auditor General Election, 1978Massachusetts Election Statistics 1978 Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1978 336 https://archive.org/stream/massachusettsele19781979mass#page/336/mode/2up Internet Archive Democratic Party (US) Thaddeus M. Buczko (incumbent) 1,189,562 64.91% 35.08 Republican Party (US) Timothy F. O'Brien 643,096 35.09% N/A 48 0.00% 0.01 1,832,658 100.00% United States Senator Massachusetts United States Senate election, 1978 Democratic Democratic Congressman Paul E. Tsongas was elected over incumbent Republican Edward Brooke. References Massachusetts