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1990Final results

1990 election for Massachusetts House District 43

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Carmen D. Buell (D) won with 63.2% of the vote, defeating Kirk B. Whatley (R) by 26.4 points.

Carmen D. BuellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.2%10,278
Kirk B. WhatleyRepublican
36.8%5,980
16,258 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+5.61978D+38.01980D+29.51984D+26.41990D+49.31992D+52.22004

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