1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1996 election for Massachusetts House District 117
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Kathleen M. Teahan (D) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Ronald N. Whitney (R) by 7.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Kathleen M. TeahanDemocrat · winner
53.7%9,414
Ronald N. WhitneyRepublican
46.3%8,105
17,519 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