2002Final results
2002 election for Massachusetts House District 148
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Paul Frost (R) won with 64.8% of the vote, defeating James F. Murphy Jr. (D) by 29.6 points.
Paul FrostRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.8%9,146
James F. Murphy Jr.Democrat
35.2%4,972
14,118 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