2008Final results
2008 election for Massachusetts House District 147
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Geraldo Alicea (D) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Ronald J. Chernisky (R) by 20.9 points.
Geraldo AliceaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.5%11,047
Ronald J. CherniskyRepublican
39.5%7,223
18,270 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