This is the 1996 race. The latest: 2026 →

1996Final results

1996 election for Massachusetts House District 66

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Barbara Gardner (D) won with 73.4% of the vote, defeating Patricia G. Neuman (R) by 46.8 points.

Barbara GardnerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.4%16,013
26.6%5,810
21,823 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+30.01988D+6.81990D+29.01992D+46.81996D+52.71998R+6.62000

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