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1986Final results

1986 election for Massachusetts House District 19

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

John C. Bradford (R) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Robert W. Foster (D) by 10.5 points.

John C. BradfordRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.2%8,507
44.8%6,893
15,400 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+16.31980D+19.11982R+6.51984R+10.51986R+19.21988D+2.31992

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