2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for Massachusetts House District 5
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Jeffrey Davis Perry (R) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Ruth W. Provost (D) by 2.4 points.
Jeffrey Davis PerryRepublican · winner
51.2%8,529
Ruth W. ProvostDemocrat · incumbent
48.8%8,126
16,655 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