1974Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1974 election for Massachusetts House District 158
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Robert C. Reynolds (R) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Walter E. Bickford (D) by 9.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Robert C. ReynoldsRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.6%4,357
Walter E. BickfordDemocrat
45.4%3,619
7,976 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET