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1988Final results

1988 election for Massachusetts House District 6

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Eric T. Turkington (D) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Sandra Hillfenrick (R) by 31.2 points.

Eric T. TurkingtonDemocrat · winner
58.7%12,128
27.5%5,689
John S. ElliottIndependent
13.8%2,841
20,660 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+31.21988D+25.31990D+38.52000D+40.52004D+40.72006

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