1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Massachusetts House District 20
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Barry G. Trahan (Ind) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Roger R. Goyette (D) by 3.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Barry G. TrahanIndependent · winner
51.6%4,814
Roger R. GoyetteDemocrat · incumbent
48.4%4,519
9,333 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