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1998Final results

1998 election for Massachusetts House District 61

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Patricia A. Walrath (D) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Doug Maclean (R) by 30.4 points.

Patricia A. WalrathDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.2%9,528
Doug MacleanRepublican
34.8%5,085
14,613 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+16.91984D+27.61990D+30.41998D+57.82000D+48.12004D+4.12008

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