1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1978 election for Massachusetts House District 26
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Francis Bevilacqua (D) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Carol A. Faraci (R) by 16.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Francis BevilacquaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.0%7,351
Carol A. FaraciRepublican
41.9%5,314
12,669 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