2000Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2000 election for Massachusetts House District 155
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
James Brendan Leary (D) won with 71.2% of the vote, defeating William J. McManus II (Ind) by 42.5 points.
James Brendan LearyDemocrat · winner
71.2%8,583
William J. McManus IIIndependent · incumbent
28.8%3,467
12,050 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 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET