1990Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1990 election for Massachusetts House District 4
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Robert C. Lawless (D) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Howard C. Cahoon (R) by 5.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Robert C. LawlessDemocrat · winner
52.9%11,009
Howard C. CahoonRepublican · incumbent
47.1%9,794
20,803 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