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1988Final results

1988 election for Massachusetts House District 128

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Shirley Owenshicks (D) won with 80.9% of the vote, defeating Edmund T. Burke (R) by 61.7 points.

Shirley OwenshicksDemocrat · winner · incumbent
80.9%5,233
Edmund T. BurkeRepublican
19.1%1,239
6,472 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+56.91968D+77.11972D+75.11982D+61.71988D+49.81990D+48.82012

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