2014Final results
2014 election for Massachusetts House District 78
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
William M. Straus (D) won with 65.5% of the vote, defeating Abilio Bill Soares (R) by 31.1 points.
William M. StrausDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.5%8,668
Abilio Bill SoaresRepublican
34.5%4,557
13,225 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 2014
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET