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2004Final results

2004 election for Massachusetts House District 49

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

James T. Welch (D) won with 64.1% of the vote, defeating Dean C. Vogel Sr. (R) by 28.2 points.

James T. WelchDemocrat · winner
64.1%10,556
35.9%5,906
16,462 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

EvenR+2.31978R+6.41980R+42.41990D+23.82000D+28.22004D+9.22010

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