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1978 Massachusetts U.S. House District 8 Election
Massachusetts · 4 candidates
Jr. +53.8 pts · won by 73,594 votes
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr.DemocraticWINNER74.61%
102,160 votes
William A. BarnsteadRepublican20.86%
28,566 votes
Laura M. Rosscommunist4.52%
6,193 votes
Other0.01%
9 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).