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1984Final results

1984 election for Massachusetts House District 88

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Joseph K. Mackey (D) won with 77.0% of the vote, defeating John J. McKenna (Ind) by 54.1 points.

Joseph K. MackeyDemocrat · winner
77.0%10,847
John J. McKennaIndependent
22.9%3,225
14,087 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+24.51976D+59.91980D+41.61990D+53.81992D+48.71994D+26.92010

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