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1984Final results

1984 election for Massachusetts House District 108

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Ellen M. Canavan (R) won with 61.9% of the vote, defeating William M. Powers (Ind) by 23.8 points.

Ellen M. CanavanRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.9%11,470
38.1%7,052
18,526 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 1984

Races before and after

EvenD+12.41976D+12.91978R+17.31980R+23.71982R+17.71986D+11.01988

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