1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1996 election for Massachusetts House District 146
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
David H. Tuttle (R) won with 43.0% of the vote, defeating William R. Shemeth III (D) by 15.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
David H. TuttleRepublican · winner
43.0%6,964
William R. Shemeth IIIDemocrat
27.4%4,435
Kevin A. HayesLibertarian
17.6%2,844
Michael J. ReidyIndependent
12.1%1,959
16,202 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