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1988Final results

1988 election for Massachusetts House District 59

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Augusta Hornblower (R) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating William J. Hayner (D) by 15.6 points.

Augusta HornblowerRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.8%10,779
42.2%7,866
18,645 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

EvenR+3.11984R+15.61988R+5.71992R+15.81994R+9.32000R+27.82002

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