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1988Final results

1988 election for Massachusetts House District 71

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Lucile P. Hicks (R) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Mark Collins (D) by 19.5 points.

Lucile P. HicksRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.7%12,228
Mark CollinsDemocrat
40.3%8,243
20,478 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+10.71974R+41.01978R+6.41980R+19.51988R+5.51990R+25.61992

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