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2000Final results

2000 election for Massachusetts House District 71

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Susan W. Pope (R) won with 61.9% of the vote, defeating Judith Deutsch (D) by 27.2 points.

Susan W. PopeRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.9%12,798
34.7%7,183
3.3%690
20,671 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

EvenR+25.61992R+15.91996R+36.11998R+27.22000R+3.42004D+3.92006

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

The candidates

Susan W. Pope (R)Judith Deutsch (D)

Also on the ballot: Irwin L. Jungreis (Libertarian), 3.3%