1986Final results
1986 election for Massachusetts House District 17
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Charles E. Silvia (D) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Richard P. Desjardins (R) by 12.7 points.
Charles E. SilviaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.3%5,004
Richard P. DesjardinsRepublican
43.6%3,875
8,881 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET