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1996Final results

1996 election for Massachusetts House District 127

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Charlotte Golar Richie (D) won with 68.9% of the vote, defeating Althea Garrison (R) by 37.7 points.

Charlotte Golar RichieDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.9%3,684
Althea GarrisonRepublican
31.1%1,666
5,350 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

EvenD+24.11990R+9.91992D+9.91994D+37.71996D+67.32006D+52.02012

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