2000Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2000 election for Massachusetts House District 49
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Stephen J. Buoniconti (D) won with 61.9% of the vote, defeating Walter A. Defilippi (R) by 23.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Stephen J. BuonicontiDemocrat · winner
61.9%8,904
Walter A. DefilippiRepublican · incumbent
38.1%5,485
14,389 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 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET