1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1978 election for Massachusetts House District 24
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Nicholas J. Costello (D) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating James Lagoulis (R) by 12.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Nicholas J. CostelloDemocrat · winner
56.1%6,320
James LagoulisRepublican
43.9%4,955
11,275 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