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1978 Massachusetts U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1978 Massachusetts U.S. House District 5 Election?

James M. Shannon won the 1978 Massachusetts U.S. House District 5 Election. James M. Shannon received 90,156 popular votes (52.21%). The main challenger was John J. Buckley (28.19%).

See the full head-to-head between Shannon and Buckley

Shannon +24.0 pts · won by 41,471 votes
James M. ShannonDemocraticWINNER52.21%
90,156 votes
John J. BuckleyRepublican28.19%
48,685 votes
James J. Gaffney IIIIndependent19.59%
33,835 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.