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1988Final results

1988 election for Massachusetts House District 66

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Barbara Gardner (D) won re-election with 65.0% of the vote, defeating Harry T. Johnson Jr. (R) by 30.0 points.

Barbara GardnerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.0%13,339
35.0%7,175
20,520 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+12.21986D+30.01988D+6.81990

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)