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2002Final results

2002 election for Massachusetts House District 41

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Barbara A. Litalien (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Kathleen R. Sachs (R) by 6.5 points.

Barbara A. LitalienDemocrat · winner
50.6%7,277
Kathleen R. SachsRepublican
44.1%6,341
Alfred J. DepietroIndependent
5.3%762
14,380 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+10.71972D+39.41974D+6.52002D+16.32004D+18.42006D+18.32008

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

The candidates

Barbara A. Litalien (D)Kathleen R. Sachs (R)Alfred J. Depietro (I)