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1988Final results

1988 election for Massachusetts House District 44

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Patrick F. Landers III (D) won with 70.6% of the vote, defeating Gerald B. Gilbride (R) by 41.2 points.

Patrick F. Landers IIIDemocrat · winner
70.6%11,711
29.4%4,882
16,594 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+31.01980D+45.91986D+41.21988D+31.11990D+39.01998R+25.62004

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