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1996Final results

1996 election for Massachusetts House District 27

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Forrester A. Clark Jr. (R) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Patrick J. McNally (D) by 10.0 points.

Forrester A. Clark Jr.Republican · winner
55.0%11,349
45.0%9,290
20,639 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+13.71980R+40.01982R+27.81992R+10.01996R+25.61998R+24.82004

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