1986Final results
1986 election for Massachusetts House District 8
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Sherwood Guernsey (D) won with 71.6% of the vote, defeating Kathryn C. Manuel (R) by 43.2 points.
Sherwood GuernseyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.6%7,890
Kathryn C. ManuelRepublican
28.4%3,126
11,016 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