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2004Final results

2004 election for Massachusetts House District 31

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Douglas W. Petersen (D) won with 65.5% of the vote, defeating Sharon D. Randall (R) by 31.0 points.

Douglas W. PetersenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.5%13,853
34.5%7,304
21,157 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 2004

Races before and after

EvenD+39.41992D+34.91994D+34.71998D+31.02004D+33.42008D+23.92010

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