1998Final results
1998 election for Massachusetts House District 19
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
William M. Straus (D) won with 71.7% of the vote, defeating Michele Merolla (R) by 43.4 points.
William M. StrausDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.7%9,480
Michele MerollaRepublican
28.3%3,745
13,225 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