2002Final results
2002 election for Massachusetts House District 8
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Shaun P. Kelly (R) won with 77.2% of the vote, defeating Matthew E. Goddard (Ind) by 54.3 points.
Shaun P. KellyRepublican · winner · incumbent
77.2%10,214
Matthew E. GoddardIndependent
22.8%3,021
13,235 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