2008Final results
2008 election for Massachusetts House District 114
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
James M. Cantwell (D) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating John M. Valianti (Ind) by 23.5 points.
James M. CantwellDemocrat · winner
61.7%13,988
John M. ValiantiIndependent
38.3%8,673
22,661 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET