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1986Final results

1986 election for Massachusetts House District 87

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Peter A. Vellucci (D) won with 84.3% of the vote, defeating James H. Miller (R) by 68.6 points.

Peter A. VellucciDemocrat · winner · incumbent
84.3%6,706
James H. MillerRepublican
15.7%1,250
7,957 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+13.71968D+57.61970 special electionD+59.71980D+68.61986D+46.32006D+18.02014

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