1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for Massachusetts House District 108
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Lida E. Harkins (D) won with 46.4% of the vote, defeating Ellen M. Canavan (R) by 11.0 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Lida E. HarkinsDemocrat · winner
46.4%10,276
Ellen M. CanavanRepublican · incumbent
35.4%7,833
Paul G. BrauerIndependent
18.2%4,018
22,127 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)