1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1996 election for Massachusetts House District 81
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Charles A. Murphy (D) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating George L. Judge Jr. (R) by 1.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Charles A. MurphyDemocrat · winner
50.8%9,108
George L. Judge Jr.Republican
49.2%8,818
17,926 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