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1990Final results

1990 election for Massachusetts House District 86

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Alvin E. Thompson (D) won with 73.8% of the vote, defeating Ralph A. Lopez (Ind) by 47.6 points.

Alvin E. ThompsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.8%8,241
Ralph A. LopezIndependent
26.2%2,926
11,167 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+21.61968R+14.21974D+76.91998D+44.52002R+12.72018

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