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2008Final results

2008 election for Massachusetts House District 5

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Jeffrey Davis Perry (R) won with 69.9% of the vote, defeating Glenn S. Pare (D) by 39.8 points.

Jeffrey Davis PerryRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.9%15,780
30.1%6,790
22,570 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+2.42002R+32.12004R+39.82008R+6.12010R+22.82024

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