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2002Final results

2002 election for Massachusetts House District 86

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Edward G. Connolly (D) won with 72.2% of the vote, defeating Anthony F. Ranieri (R) by 44.5 points.

Edward G. ConnollyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.2%7,693
27.8%2,957
10,650 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+21.61968R+14.21974D+76.91998D+44.52002R+12.72018

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