1998Final results
1998 election for Massachusetts House District 4
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Shirley A. Gomes (R) won with 65.6% of the vote, defeating Robert C. Lawless (D) by 31.2 points.
Shirley A. GomesRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.6%13,493
Robert C. LawlessDemocrat
34.4%7,077
20,570 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