1998Final results
1998 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives: Hampden 13
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Gale D. Candaras (D) won re-election with 63.1% of the vote, defeating Rodney W. Fountain (R) by 26.3 points.
Gale D. CandarasDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.1%8,080
Rodney W. FountainRepublican
36.9%4,716
12,796 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)