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1986Final results

1986 election for Massachusetts House District 101

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

John H. Flood (D) won with 78.4% of the vote, defeating Vincent P. Polito (R) by 56.8 points.

John H. FloodDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.4%10,284
21.6%2,831
13,115 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

EvenD+42.81978D+56.81986D+4.91990D+22.11994D+42.42002D+33.22004

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