2002Final results
2002 election for Massachusetts House District 3
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Matthew C. Patrick (D) won with 50.0% of the vote, defeating Larry F. Wheatley (R) by 0.1 points.
Matthew C. PatrickDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.0%8,655
Larry F. WheatleyRepublican
50.0%8,638
17,293 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