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1984Final results

1984 election for Massachusetts House District 140

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Thomas M. Gallagher (D) won with 81.3% of the vote, defeating Cristina Vaillant (R) by 62.6 points.

Thomas M. GallagherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
81.3%8,651
18.7%1,990
10,641 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+13.11972D+62.61984D+48.61994D+62.12006D+62.72012D+55.22014

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