2002Final results
2002 election for Massachusetts House District 73
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Jay R. Kaufman (D) won with 69.0% of the vote, defeating Michael J. Dever (Ind) by 37.9 points.
Jay R. KaufmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.0%10,883
Michael J. DeverIndependent
31.0%4,896
15,779 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