1983Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsSpecial election
1983 special election for Massachusetts House District 60
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
John F. Macgovern (R) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Mark W. Mulligan (D) by 12.3 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.
John F. MacgovernRepublican · winner
56.1%4,295
Mark W. MulliganDemocrat
43.8%3,353
7,657 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)