1978Final results
1978 election for Massachusetts House District 56
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
William P. Nagle Jr. (D) won with 70.8% of the vote, defeating John C. Bielunis (Ind) by 41.7 points.
William P. Nagle Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
70.8%8,700
John C. BielunisIndependent
29.0%3,569
12,291 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