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1986Final results

1986 election for Massachusetts House District 11

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Stephen J. Karol (D) won with 70.7% of the vote, defeating Jommarie Kosiarski (Ind) by 41.5 points.

Stephen J. KarolDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.7%5,998
29.3%2,480
8,478 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+13.81978D+4.01980D+19.31982D+30.21984D+42.81988D+2.11990

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