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1984Final results

1984 election for Massachusetts House District 158

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

William H. Donovan (D) won with 64.9% of the vote, defeating David P. Lapierre (R) by 30.0 points.

William H. DonovanDemocrat · winner
64.9%8,518
35.0%4,589
13,116 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+5.21976D+51.41980D+54.11982D+30.01984D+25.21990D+26.91992

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