1986Final results
1986 election for Massachusetts House District 35
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Tom Walsh (D) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating William A. Toomey (Ind) by 24.5 points.
Tom WalshDemocrat · winner
55.9%6,617
William A. ToomeyIndependent
31.4%3,712
Walter J. BirminghamIndependent
10.2%1,206
Write-ins and other votesOther party
2.5%299
11,834 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