2014Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2014 election for Massachusetts House District 176
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
David DeCoste (R) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Rhonda L. Nyman (D) by 0.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
David DeCosteRepublican · winner
50.1%8,331
Rhonda L. NymanDemocrat · incumbent
49.9%8,283
16,614 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 2014
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET