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1996Final results

1996 election for Massachusetts House District 2

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

John C. Klimm (D) won with 70.0% of the vote, defeating Gary W. Lopez (R) by 40.0 points.

John C. KlimmDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.0%14,751
Gary W. LopezRepublican
30.0%6,323
21,074 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

EvenR+6.31986D+3.81990D+33.61992D+40.01996D+16.81998D+45.92000

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