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2004Final results

2004 election for Massachusetts House District 71

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Susan W. Pope (R) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating John C. Thomas (D) by 3.4 points.

Susan W. PopeRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.7%10,489
48.3%9,792
20,281 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+15.91996R+36.11998R+27.22000R+3.42004D+3.92006D+17.82008

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