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1998Final results

1998 election for Massachusetts House District 2

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Demetrius Atsalis (D) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Anthony Alva (R) by 16.8 points.

Demetrius AtsalisDemocrat · winner
58.4%10,823
Anthony AlvaRepublican
41.6%7,706
18,529 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+3.81990D+33.61992D+40.01996D+16.81998D+45.92000D+7.42002

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