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1998Final results

1998 election for Massachusetts House District 18

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

John F. Quinn (D) won with 71.6% of the vote, defeating David A. Gillis (R) by 43.1 points.

John F. QuinnDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.6%9,484
David A. GillisRepublican
28.4%3,770
13,254 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

EvenD+40.91980D+35.21982D+45.01992D+43.11998D+13.62010D+12.22026

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