1984Final results
1984 election for Massachusetts House District 17
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Charles E. Silvia (D) won with 63.2% of the vote, defeating Ronald A. Desrosiers (Ind) by 26.3 points.
Charles E. SilviaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.2%7,421
Ronald A. DesrosiersIndependent
36.8%4,327
11,748 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET