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2002Final results

2002 election for Massachusetts House District 42

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Stephen Kulik (D) won with 78.8% of the vote, defeating James A. Gagne (R) by 57.6 points.

Stephen KulikDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.8%12,537
James A. GagneRepublican
21.2%3,372
15,909 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

EvenR+29.01970R+49.51980R+39.91984R+34.01990D+57.62002D+52.32004

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