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2006 election for Massachusetts House District 71

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Thomas P. Conroy (D) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Susan W. Pope (R) by 3.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Thomas P. ConroyDemocrat · winner
51.9%8,583
Susan W. PopeRepublican · incumbent
48.1%7,945
16,528 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

EvenR+36.11998R+27.22000R+3.42004D+3.92006D+17.82008R+12.92012

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