1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives: Hampden 13
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Gale D. Candaras (D) won with 60.9% of the vote, defeating Valerie Barsom (R) by 34.3 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Gale D. CandarasDemocrat · winner
60.9%10,016
Valerie BarsomRepublican · incumbent
26.5%4,364
Donald J. FlanneryIndependent
12.6%2,076
16,456 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)