1988Final results
1988 election for Massachusetts House District 8
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Sherwood Guernsey (D) won with 78.6% of the vote, defeating John C. Drew (R) by 57.2 points.
Sherwood GuernseyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.6%11,842
John C. DrewRepublican
21.4%3,227
15,070 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET