1983Final resultsSpecial election
1983 special election for Massachusetts House District 119
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Thomas P. Kennedy (D) won with 66.7% of the vote, defeating Larry Novak (R) by 33.5 points.
Thomas P. KennedyDemocrat · winner
66.7%3,026
Larry NovakRepublican
33.3%1,508
4,534 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 1983
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)