1996Final results
1996 election for Massachusetts House District 74
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Carol C. Cleven (R) won with 70.0% of the vote, defeating Patrick Ryan Sparks (D) by 39.9 points.
Carol C. ClevenRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.0%12,818
Patrick Ryan SparksDemocrat
30.0%5,506
18,324 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