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1998Final results

1998 election for Massachusetts House District 44

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Patrick F. Landers III (D) won with 69.5% of the vote, defeating Richard G. Barry (R) by 39.0 points.

Patrick F. Landers IIIDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.5%7,920
30.5%3,478
11,398 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+31.01980D+45.91986D+41.21988D+31.11990D+39.01998R+25.62004

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