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1988Final results

1988 election for Massachusetts House District 31

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Lawrence R. Alexander (D) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Robert E. Perry (R) by 19.2 points.

Lawrence R. AlexanderDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.6%12,528
Robert E. PerryRepublican
40.4%8,486
21,014 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+6.11978D+40.41980D+36.21982D+19.21988D+3.51990D+39.41992

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