1990Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1990 election for Massachusetts House District 28
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Bruce Tarr (R) won with 46.7% of the vote, defeating Patricia G. Fiero (D) by 9.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Bruce TarrRepublican · winner
46.7%8,497
Patricia G. FieroDemocrat · incumbent
37.3%6,781
Michael M. McLeodIndependent
13.4%2,434
Stephen M. JamesIndependent
2.7%489
18,201 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Bruce Tarr (R)Patricia G. Fiero (D)Michael M. McLeod (I)
Also on the ballot: Stephen M. James (Independent), 2.7%