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1998Final results

1998 election for Massachusetts House District 1

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Thomas N. George (R) won with 67.6% of the vote, defeating Barbara Bird (Ind) by 35.3 points.

Thomas N. GeorgeRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.6%12,453
Barbara BirdIndependent
32.4%5,961
18,414 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 1998

Races before and after

EvenR+15.81988R+12.21992R+18.31994R+13.81996R+23.52002D+1.82004

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET