2002Final results
2002 election for Massachusetts House District 101
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Bill Galvin (D) won with 70.0% of the vote, defeating Howard Hansen (R) by 42.4 points.
Bill GalvinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.0%9,916
Howard HansenRepublican
27.6%3,911
Richard A. YampellLibertarian
2.4%335
14,162 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 2002
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET