1988Final results
1988 election for Massachusetts House District 1
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Edward B. Teague III (R) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Barbara Bird (D) by 15.8 points.
Edward B. Teague IIIRepublican · winner
57.9%13,065
Barbara BirdDemocrat
42.1%9,499
22,564 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET