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1988Final results

1988 election for Massachusetts House District 7

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Daniel E. Bosley (D) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating Edward Macdonald (R) by 34.5 points.

Daniel E. BosleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.3%10,097
32.7%4,911
15,014 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+11.91980D+28.41982D+49.51984D+34.51988D+14.01990D+64.32004

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