1988Final results
1988 election for Massachusetts House District 127
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Nelson Merced (D) won with 63.6% of the vote, defeating Althea Garrison (Ind) by 27.9 points.
Nelson MercedDemocrat · winner
63.6%3,268
Althea GarrisonIndependent
35.7%1,836
Write-ins and other votesOther party
0.7%34
5,138 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