RepublicanNot in office · last served 1980Last on a ballot: Nov 1978
Belden G. Bly Jr.
Last held office: Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 32 (1978–1980). Ran in 6 elections between 1968 and 1978, winning 6.
Last office: Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 32
- Last margin
- +2.3
- Won 1978
- Elections
- 6
- 1968–1978
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Bly was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 34Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 32
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Bly has run
Margin: how far Bly finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 32 | General | Won | Steven Angelo (D) | 51.1% | R+2.3 |
| 1976 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 34 | General | Won | John B. Gould (D), Pasquale Pignato (I) | 54.1% | R+12.3 |
| 1974 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 34 | General | Won | John B. Gould (D) | 55.8% | R+11.6 |
| 1972 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 34 | General | Won | James F. Reynolds Jr. (D), David A. Dwyer (I) | 48.1% | R+15.8 |
| 1970 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 34 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1968 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 34 | General | Won | Maurice F. Cunningham (D) | 53.9% | R+7.7 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Bly has held
- Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 32 · 1978–1980
- Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 34 · 1968–1978
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Bly has run against
- Steven Angelo (D) · 1978 election, won
- John B. Gould (D) · 1976 election, won
- James F. Reynolds Jr. (D) · 1972 election, won
- Maurice F. Cunningham (D) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive