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1996Final results

1996 election for Massachusetts House District 78

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

James R. Miceli (D) won with 76.9% of the vote, defeating Al Meegan (R) by 53.7 points.

James R. MiceliDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.9%13,654
Al MeeganRepublican
23.1%4,112
17,766 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+32.51974D+25.21990D+57.31994D+53.71996R+32.02004R+42.62008

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