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1996Final results

1996 election for Massachusetts House District 29

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Michael P. Cahill (D) won with 81.7% of the vote, defeating Theo Kennedy (Ind) by 70.3 points.

Michael P. CahillDemocrat · winner · incumbent
81.7%13,357
Theo KennedyIndependent
11.4%1,867
Dean CookLibertarian
6.9%1,121
16,345 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+18.61986R+3.21990D+31.11992D+38.11994D+31.91998D+24.22000

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