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1976Final results

1976 election for Massachusetts House District 88

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Paul E. Means (D) won with 62.2% of the vote, defeating R. Paul Rotondi (R) by 24.5 points.

Paul E. MeansDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.2%6,404
R. Paul RotondiRepublican
37.8%3,886
10,290 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 1976

Races before and after

EvenD+24.51976D+59.91980D+41.61990D+53.81992D+48.71994D+26.92010

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET