2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for Massachusetts House District 39
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
William Lantigua (Ind) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Jose L. Santiago (D) by 3.9 points.
William LantiguaIndependent · winner
51.9%2,440
Jose L. SantiagoDemocrat · incumbent
48.1%2,257
4,697 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