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1996Final results

1996 election for Massachusetts House District 77

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Kevin J. Murphy (D) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating Timothy F. Golden (R) by 8.2 points.

Kevin J. MurphyDemocrat · winner
54.1%4,213
45.9%3,578
7,791 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+32.71980D+9.01990D+54.31992D+8.21996D+39.12002D+27.22010

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