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2002Final results

2002 election for Massachusetts House District 56

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Peter V. Kocot (D) won with 66.1% of the vote, defeating Michael E. Aleo (Grn) by 32.1 points.

Peter V. KocotDemocrat · winner
66.1%10,541
33.9%5,414
15,955 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+3.51968R+21.51972D+22.41974D+61.91984D+60.82004D+63.92006

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