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2004Final results

2004 election for Massachusetts House District 85

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Pat Jehlen (D) won with 81.4% of the vote, defeating Dane E. Baird Jr. (R) by 62.7 points.

Pat JehlenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
81.4%12,994
18.6%2,975
15,969 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+36.01970R+6.91974D+50.91990D+61.81992D+50.71994D+62.72004

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