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2008Final results

2008 election for Massachusetts House District 43

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Christopher J. Donelan (D) won with 79.1% of the vote, defeating Robert E. Parks (R) by 58.2 points.

Christopher J. DonelanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.1%13,956
Robert E. ParksRepublican
20.9%3,690
17,646 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

EvenD+29.51984D+26.41990D+49.31992D+52.22004D+58.22008D+10.22010

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