1998Final results
1998 election for Massachusetts House District 40
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Barry Finegold (D) won with 65.9% of the vote, defeating Salim R. Rabit (R) by 31.8 points.
Barry FinegoldDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.9%8,179
Salim R. RabitRepublican
34.1%4,236
12,415 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