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1986Final results

1986 election for Massachusetts House District 81

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Augusto F. Grace (D) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Judith A. Barber (R) by 15.2 points.

Augusto F. GraceDemocrat · winner
57.6%6,912
42.4%5,089
12,001 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

EvenD+37.31982D+8.51984D+15.21986D+33.51988R+5.11990R+16.31992

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