2008Final results
2008 election for Massachusetts House District 59
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Robert S. Hargraves (R) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Virginia C. Wood (D) by 12.4 points.
Robert S. HargravesRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.4%11,479
Virginia C. WoodDemocrat
40.9%8,808
Zachary E. SaboliauskasIndependent
5.7%1,226
21,513 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