This is the 1990 race. The latest: 2026 →

1990Final results

1990 election for Massachusetts House District 88

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Pat Jehlen (D) won with 70.8% of the vote, defeating Howard Claycombe (R) by 41.6 points.

Pat JehlenDemocrat · winner
70.8%9,150
29.2%3,773
12,923 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+24.51976D+59.91980D+41.61990D+53.81992D+48.71994D+26.92010

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