2010Final results
2010 election for Massachusetts House District 97
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Tackey Chan (D) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating John M. Iredale (R) by 20.0 points.
Tackey ChanDemocrat · winner
51.9%6,735
John M. IredaleRepublican
31.9%4,139
Karl RoosIndependent
16.1%2,095
12,976 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET