1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1996 election for Massachusetts House District 112
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Ruth W. Provost (D) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Samuel J. Corbitt (R) by 2.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Ruth W. ProvostDemocrat · winner
51.0%9,060
Samuel J. CorbittRepublican
49.0%8,694
17,754 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET