2002Final results
2002 election for Massachusetts House District 79
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Charles A. Murphy (D) won with 65.0% of the vote, defeating John J. Cirignano (R) by 33.7 points.
Charles A. MurphyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.0%9,782
John J. CirignanoRepublican
31.3%4,709
Elias IsraelLibertarian
3.7%564
15,055 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