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1998Final results

1998 election for Massachusetts House District 112

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Ruth W. Provost (D) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Samuel J. Corbitt (R) by 18.6 points.

Ruth W. ProvostDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.3%8,209
40.7%5,633
13,842 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+41.61986R+10.51992D+2.11996D+18.61998D+20.32000R+4.42002

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