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1988Final results

1988 election for Massachusetts House District 63

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Joseph M. Connolly (D) won with 66.7% of the vote, defeating Peter H. Garland (R) by 33.5 points.

Joseph M. ConnollyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.7%11,756
33.3%5,860
17,616 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+33.51988R+3.01990R+17.61992D+27.92002D+36.72004D+30.92006

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