1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1994 election for Massachusetts House District 4
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Shirley A. Gomes (R) won with 67.8% of the vote, defeating Jerry Houk (D) by 43.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Shirley A. GomesRepublican · winner
67.8%13,739
Jerry HoukDemocrat
24.0%4,867
William P. BurtOther party
8.2%1,669
20,275 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET