1998Final results
1998 election for Massachusetts House District 31
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Douglas W. Petersen (D) won with 67.4% of the vote, defeating Benjamin A. Gatchell (R) by 34.7 points.
Douglas W. PetersenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.4%9,935
Benjamin A. GatchellRepublican
32.6%4,811
14,746 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