1990Final results
1990 election for Massachusetts House District 85
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Charles F. Flaherty (D) won with 75.4% of the vote, defeating A. George Catavolo (R) by 50.9 points.
Charles F. FlahertyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.4%10,194
A. George CatavoloRepublican
24.6%3,321
13,515 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