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1990Final results

1990 election for Massachusetts House District 127

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Nelson Merced (D) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Althea Garrison (R) by 24.1 points.

Nelson MercedDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.3%2,215
Althea GarrisonRepublican
31.2%1,249
13.6%543
4,007 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 1990

Races before and after

EvenD+25.71972D+58.31976D+75.01984D+24.11990R+9.91992D+9.91994

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