1996Final results
1996 election for Massachusetts House District 8
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Shaun P. Kelly (R) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating Bruce F. Ferin (D) by 34.6 points.
Shaun P. KellyRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.3%12,120
Bruce F. FerinDemocrat
32.7%5,887
18,007 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