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1992Final results

1992 election for Massachusetts House District 31

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Douglas W. Petersen (D) won with 69.7% of the vote, defeating Don Rousseau (R) by 39.4 points.

Douglas W. PetersenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.7%14,356
Don RousseauRepublican
30.3%6,236
20,592 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 1992

Races before and after

EvenD+36.21982D+19.21988D+3.51990D+39.41992D+34.91994D+34.71998

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