1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 election for Massachusetts House District 36
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Peter G. Torkildsen (R) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating John E. Murphy (D) by 2.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Peter G. TorkildsenRepublican · winner
51.2%7,900
John E. MurphyDemocrat · incumbent
48.8%7,525
15,425 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