2008Final results
2008 election for Massachusetts House District 157
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
John P. Fresolo (D) won with 68.9% of the vote, defeating Mathew T. Taylor (Ind) by 37.9 points.
John P. FresoloDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.9%7,412
Mathew T. TaylorIndependent
31.1%3,338
10,750 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