2000Final results
2000 election for Massachusetts House District 29
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Michael P. Cahill (D) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Kerry Murphy Healey (R) by 24.2 points.
Michael P. CahillDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.4%10,943
Kerry Murphy HealeyRepublican
36.1%6,548
Dean CookLibertarian
1.8%326
Donato H. PagliaReform
1.7%308
18,125 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
The candidates
Michael P. Cahill (D)Kerry Murphy Healey (R)
Also on the ballot: Dean Cook (Libertarian), 1.8%; Donato H. Paglia (Reform), 1.7%