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2000Final results

2000 election for Massachusetts House District 19

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

William M. Straus (D) won with 76.5% of the vote, defeating Anthony Kandel (R) by 52.9 points.

William M. StrausDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.5%13,588
Anthony KandelRepublican
23.5%4,183
17,771 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

EvenD+2.31992D+38.71994D+43.41998D+52.92000D+30.12004D+41.72006

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