2008Final results
2008 election for Massachusetts House District 61
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Kate Hogan (D) won with 47.6% of the vote, defeating Sonny Parente (R) by 4.1 points.
Kate HoganDemocrat · winner
47.6%10,166
Sonny ParenteRepublican
43.5%9,288
David A. GouldingIndependent
8.9%1,897
21,351 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