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1994Final results

1994 election for Massachusetts House District 31

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Douglas W. Petersen (D) won with 67.4% of the vote, defeating Robert Withrow (R) by 34.9 points.

Douglas W. PetersenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.4%11,340
Robert WithrowRepublican
32.6%5,474
16,814 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

EvenD+19.21988D+3.51990D+39.41992D+34.91994D+34.71998D+31.02004

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