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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

EvenD+42.91968D+44.61972D+18.41974D+33.81976D+27.02000D+67.32010

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