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2006Final results

2006 election for Massachusetts House District 19

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

William M. Straus (D) won with 70.8% of the vote, defeating Peter F. Winters (R) by 41.7 points.

William M. StrausDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.8%11,113
29.2%4,575
15,688 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 2006

Races before and after

EvenD+43.41998D+52.92000D+30.12004D+41.72006D+14.52010D+12.52022

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