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1994Final results

1994 election for Massachusetts House District 27

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

James D. Colt (R) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Edward B. Rauscher (Oth) by 12.9 points.

James D. ColtRepublican · winner
53.6%8,947
40.7%6,799
Thomas F. SilkeIndependent
5.7%945
16,691 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 1994

Races before and after

EvenR+5.51978R+13.71980R+40.01982R+27.81992R+10.01996R+25.61998

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