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1996Final results

1996 election for Massachusetts House District 73

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Jay R. Kaufman (D) won with 68.4% of the vote, defeating John T. Cunha (R) by 36.8 points.

Jay R. KaufmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.4%12,457
John T. CunhaRepublican
31.6%5,755
18,212 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+32.31984D+21.91986D+15.41990D+6.21994D+36.81996D+39.52004

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