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1994Final results

1994 election for Massachusetts House District 61

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Patricia A. Walrath (D) won with 67.1% of the vote, defeating Thomas Ruggiero (Ind) by 34.2 points.

Patricia A. WalrathDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.1%9,899
Thomas RuggieroIndependent
32.9%4,850
14,749 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+16.91984D+27.61990D+30.41998D+57.82000D+48.12004D+4.12008

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