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1988Final results

1988 election for Massachusetts House District 11

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Stephen J. Karol (D) won with 71.4% of the vote, defeating John R. Soto (R) by 42.8 points.

Stephen J. KarolDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.4%10,931
John R. SotoRepublican
28.6%4,376
15,307 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

EvenD+4.01980D+19.31982D+30.21984D+42.81988D+2.11990R+14.91994

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