1996Final results
1996 election for Massachusetts House District 86
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Alvin E. Thompson (D) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Dennis A. Benzan (Ind) by 6.5 points.
Alvin E. ThompsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.3%7,422
Dennis A. BenzanIndependent
46.7%6,516
13,938 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