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1988Final results

1988 election for Massachusetts House District 13

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Philip Travis (D) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Brian Coughlin (R) by 23.6 points.

Philip TravisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.8%10,377
Brian CoughlinRepublican
38.2%6,416
16,796 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+27.21982D+47.01984D+56.01986D+23.61988D+0.61990D+17.01992

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