1986Final results
1986 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives: Capeisland
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Howard C. Cahoon (R) won re-election with 60.5% of the vote, defeating William G. Litchfield (D) by 21.0 points.
Howard C. CahoonRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.5%10,876
William G. LitchfieldDemocrat
39.5%7,098
17,974 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)