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2004Final results

2004 election for Massachusetts House District 79

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Charles A. Murphy (D) won with 64.8% of the vote, defeating John J. Cirignano (R) by 29.7 points.

Charles A. MurphyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.8%13,017
35.2%7,056
20,073 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+7.21990R+32.41992R+23.11994R+33.31996D+33.72002D+29.72004

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