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1978 Massachusetts U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1978 Massachusetts U.S. House District 7 Election?

Edward J. Markey won the 1978 Massachusetts U.S. House District 7 Election. Edward J. Markey received 145,615 popular votes (84.83%). The main challenger was James J. Murphy (15.16%).

See the full head-to-head between Markey and Murphy

Markey +69.7 pts · won by 119,598 votes
Edward J. MarkeyDemocraticWINNER84.83%
145,615 votes
James J. MurphyIndependent15.16%
26,017 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.