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2002Final results

2002 election for Massachusetts House District 65

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Karen Spilka (D) won with 76.5% of the vote, defeating Gregory Doherty (Lib) by 53.0 points.

Karen SpilkaDemocrat · winner
76.5%8,861
Gregory DohertyLibertarian
23.5%2,723
11,584 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+13.91990D+26.71992D+28.81994D+45.92000D+30.42004D+27.52010

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