1996Final results
1996 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives: MIDDLESEX 39
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Colleen Garry (D) won with 69.0% of the vote, defeating James R. Pulsifer (R) by 41.4 points.
Colleen GarryDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.0%11,837
James R. PulsiferRepublican
27.6%4,731
Brian LavalleeIndependent
3.4%579
17,147 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