1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Massachusetts House District 49
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Walter A. Defilippi (R) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Leonard M. Wagner (D) by 2.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Walter A. DefilippiRepublican · winner
51.1%5,303
Leonard M. WagnerDemocrat
48.9%5,067
10,370 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