1996Final results
1996 election for Massachusetts House District 4
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Shirley A. Gomes (R) won with 71.9% of the vote, defeating Carolina Liggins (D) by 43.7 points.
Shirley A. GomesRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.9%17,046
Carolina LigginsDemocrat
28.1%6,675
23,721 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