1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Massachusetts House District 105
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Charles F. McNally (D) won with 75.6% of the vote, defeating Donat J. Laplante (Oth) by 51.2 points.
Charles F. McNallyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.6%8,711
Donat J. LaplanteOther party · incumbent
24.4%2,814
11,525 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET