Massachusetts 1978 Governor Election

Name: Massachusetts 1978 Governor Election Results
Creator: Akashic Edge

Edward J. King vs. Francis W. Hatch

Edward J. King won the Massachusetts 1978 governor election with 1,030,294 votes (52.5%), a margin of D+5.3.

Statewide Results

52.5%

47.2%

1,030,294

Edward J. King (52.5%)

926,072

Francis W. Hatch (47.2%)

Total Votes: 1,962,251|Margin: D+5.3

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County	Margin	1980 Pres	1984 Pres	Total Votes	Swing
SUFFOLK	D+23.0	D+18.6	D+24.9	185,333	D+15.6%
BRISTOL	D+22.3	D+3.1	D+0.4	142,765	R+10.0%
PLYMOUTH	D+10.1	R+15.5	R+20.8	124,794	D+8.3%
WORCESTER	D+8.1	R+1.0	R+13.2	213,521	R+8.7%
NORFOLK	D+5.7	R+6.2	R+7.4	242,043	D+2.8%
MIDDLESEX	D+4.5	D+2.2	D+0.8	499,984	R+2.6%
ESSEX	D+1.6	R+4.7	R+10.1	242,187	R+8.4%
HAMPDEN	R+3.2	D+4.4	R+2.5	133,084	R+37.7%
BERKSHIRE	R+7.4	D+3.5	R+6.2	49,109	R+21.9%
HAMPSHIRE	R+23.7	D+10.8	D+11.7	42,604	R+51.2%
BARNSTABLE	R+24.2	R+21.3	R+14.3	58,609	R+8.8%
FRANKLIN	R+26.7	R+2.3	R+1.2	22,323	R+39.2%
NANTUCKET	R+35.9	R+3.8	R+7.6	1,779	R+12.5%
DUKES	R+40.1	D+10.4	D+8.6	4,116	R+16.9%