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2000Final results

2000 election for Massachusetts House District 8

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Shaun P. Kelly (R) won with 65.3% of the vote, defeating Andrew Baker (D) by 30.6 points.

Shaun P. KellyRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.3%12,110
Andrew BakerDemocrat
34.7%6,430
18,540 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+21.01990R+4.41992R+34.61996R+30.62000D+39.62004D+20.02010

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