1998Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1998 election for Massachusetts House District 118
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
David L. Flynn (D) won with 49.5% of the vote, defeating William E. Cole (R) by 10.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
David L. FlynnDemocrat · winner
49.5%6,106
William E. ColeRepublican
39.2%4,838
Stephen ElliottIndependent
11.3%1,393
12,337 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET