1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Massachusetts House District 158
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Walter E. Bickford (D) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Robert C. Reynolds (R) by 5.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Walter E. BickfordDemocrat · winner
51.6%6,438
Robert C. ReynoldsRepublican · incumbent
46.4%5,789
Elliott I. KrefetzIndependent
2.0%255
12,482 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Walter E. Bickford (D)Robert C. Reynolds (R)
Also on the ballot: Elliott I. Krefetz (Independent), 2.0%