2014Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2014 election for Massachusetts House District 83
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
James M. Kelcourse (R) won with 42.0% of the vote, defeating Edward C. Cameron (D) by 0.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
James M. KelcourseRepublican · winner
42.0%6,983
Edward C. CameronDemocrat
42.0%6,971
Ari B. HerzogIndependent
9.8%1,632
Steven J. StanganeliIndependent
4.8%792
Joseph L. ValiantiIndependent
1.4%230
16,608 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
The candidates
James M. Kelcourse (R)Edward C. Cameron (D)Ari B. Herzog (I)
Also on the ballot: Steven J. Stanganeli (Independent), 4.8%; Joseph L. Valianti (Independent), 1.4%