1998Final results
1998 election for Massachusetts House District 71
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Susan W. Pope (R) won with 68.0% of the vote, defeating Russell A. Ashton (D) by 36.1 points.
Susan W. PopeRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.0%10,612
Russell A. AshtonDemocrat
32.0%4,987
15,599 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