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1978 Massachusetts U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1978 Massachusetts U.S. House District 6 Election?

Nicholas Mavroules won the 1978 Massachusetts U.S. House District 6 Election. Nicholas Mavroules received 97,099 popular votes (53.75%). The main challenger was William E. Bronson (46.23%).

See the full head-to-head between Mavroules and Bronson

Mavroules +7.5 pts · won by 13,588 votes
Nicholas MavroulesDemocraticWINNER53.75%
97,099 votes
William E. BronsonRepublican46.23%
83,511 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.