1990Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1990 election for Massachusetts House District 81
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Marianne W. Brenton (R) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Augusto F. Grace (D) by 5.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Marianne W. BrentonRepublican · winner
52.5%9,360
Augusto F. GraceDemocrat · incumbent
47.5%8,458
17,818 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