2008Final results
2008 election for Massachusetts House District 3
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Matthew C. Patrick (D) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Carey M. Murphy (Ind) by 19.2 points.
Matthew C. PatrickDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.6%12,898
Carey M. MurphyIndependent
40.4%8,748
21,646 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