2006Final results
2006 election for Massachusetts House District 21
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Stephen R. Canessa (D) won with 69.4% of the vote, defeating Mark A. Howland (Ind) by 38.8 points.
Stephen R. CanessaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.4%7,255
Mark A. HowlandIndependent
30.6%3,199
10,454 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET