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1992Final results

1992 election for Massachusetts House District 4

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Robert C. Lawless (D) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Shirley A. Gomes (R) by 14.4 points.

Robert C. LawlessDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.2%14,009
42.8%10,480
24,489 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+14.41992R+43.81994R+43.71996R+31.21998R+14.32004D+11.52006

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