1986Final results
1986 election for Massachusetts House District 60
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
John F. Macgovern (R) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Richard E. Cavanaugh (D) by 2.9 points.
John F. MacgovernRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.4%6,383
Richard E. CavanaughDemocrat
48.5%6,022
12,407 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