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2008Final results

2008 election for Massachusetts House District 4

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Sarah K. Peake (D) won with 67.9% of the vote, defeating Donald F. Howell (R) by 35.7 points.

Sarah K. PeakeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.9%17,823
32.1%8,437
26,260 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

EvenR+43.71996R+31.21998R+14.32004D+11.52006D+35.72008D+28.82010

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