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1986Final results

1986 election for Massachusetts House District 1

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Henri Rauschenbach (R) won with 70.3% of the vote, defeating William C. Muse (D) by 40.7 points.

Henri RauschenbachRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.3%14,479
29.7%6,104
20,583 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 1986

Races before and after

EvenR+6.51980R+36.81982R+8.41984R+40.71986R+15.81988R+12.21992

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