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1986Final results

1986 election for Massachusetts House District 40

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Susan C. Tucker (D) won with 62.8% of the vote, defeating Bob Wescott (R) by 25.6 points.

Susan C. TuckerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.8%7,018
Bob WescottRepublican
37.2%4,160
11,178 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

EvenR+32.61976D+19.21982D+24.41984D+25.61986R+9.31990R+1.61992

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