1988Final results
1988 election for Massachusetts House District 81
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Augusto F. Grace (D) won with 66.8% of the vote, defeating Robert M. Avakian (R) by 33.5 points.
Augusto F. GraceDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.8%12,348
Robert M. AvakianRepublican
33.2%6,144
18,492 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