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2008Final results

2008 election for Massachusetts House District 53

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Cheryl A. Rivera (D) won with 85.3% of the vote, defeating George Vazquez (R) by 70.5 points.

Cheryl A. RiveraDemocrat · winner · incumbent
85.3%6,926
George VazquezRepublican
14.7%1,196
8,122 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+26.71970R+23.51974D+43.32004D+63.92006D+70.52008

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