1986Final results
1986 election for Massachusetts House District 36
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Peter G. Torkildsen (R) won with 66.3% of the vote, defeating Thomas J. Durkin (D) by 32.9 points.
Peter G. TorkildsenRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.3%7,807
Thomas J. DurkinDemocrat
33.5%3,940
11,767 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