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2002Final results

2002 election for Massachusetts House District 48

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Michael F. Kane (D) won with 72.9% of the vote, defeating Michael Franco (R) by 45.9 points.

Michael F. KaneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.9%7,673
Michael FrancoRepublican
27.1%2,847
10,520 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+45.81974D+67.31978D+13.11990D+38.51996D+15.22000D+45.92002

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