2011Final resultsIncumbent defeatedSpecial election
2011 special election for Massachusetts House District 147
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Peter Durant (R) won with 41.9% of the vote, defeating Geraldo Alicea (D) by 0.7 points.
Peter DurantRepublican · winner
41.9%3,324
Geraldo AliceaDemocrat · incumbent
41.2%3,269
Peter J. BoriaIndependent
16.1%1,275
Robert J. CirbaIndependent
0.9%71
7,941 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 2011
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
The candidates
Peter Durant (R)Geraldo Alicea (D)Peter J. Boria (I)
Also on the ballot: Robert J. Cirba (Independent), 0.9%