1996Final results
1996 election for Massachusetts House District 79
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Brad Jones (R) won with 66.6% of the vote, defeating George C. Hines (D) by 33.3 points.
Brad JonesRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.6%12,304
George C. HinesDemocrat
33.4%6,162
18,466 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