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2010Final results

2010 election for Massachusetts House District 65

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Tom Sannicandro (D) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating David S. Mercer (R) by 27.5 points.

Tom SannicandroDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.7%7,706
David S. MercerRepublican
36.2%4,376
12,091 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 2010

Races before and after

EvenD+13.91990D+26.71992D+28.81994D+45.92000D+30.42004D+27.52010

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