Massachusetts House of Representatives seat · former district
Massachusetts House of Representatives: HAMPDEN 13
17 elections since 1968: Democrats won 8, Republicans 8.
2000 election
Nov 7, 2000- Gale D. Candaras (D) · won · incumbent100.0%
Unopposed.
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
Every election for this seat
17 races since 1968; the seat changed party 2 times. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Gale D. Candaras (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1998 | Gale D. Candaras (D) | Rodney W. Fountain (R) | 26.3 |
| 1996 | Gale D. Candaras (D)Flip | Valerie Barsom (R) | 34.3 |
| 1994 | Valerie Barsom (R) | Alan S. Peck (D) | 37.5 |
| 1992 | Valerie Barsom (R) | Kevin J. Moriarty (D) | 13.5 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 | Robert L. Howarth (R) | Alan S. Peck (D) | 19.8 |
| 1988 | Robert L. Howarth (R) | Alan S. Peck (D) | 19.8 |
| 1986 | Robert L. Howarth (R) | Alan S. Peck (I) | 36.5 |
| 1984 | Robert L. Howarth (R) | Robert Collamore (D) | 21.2 |
| 1982 | Robert L. Howarth (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Robert L. Howarth (R)Flip | Richard P. Roche (D) | 1.1 |
| 1978 | Richard P. Roche (D) | Robert L. Howarth (R) | 6.1 |
| 1976 | Raymond A. Jordan (D) | Alfred Varelas (R) | 51.1 |
| 1974 | Raymond A. Jordan (D) | Benjamin Swan (R) | 13.8 |
| 1972 | Rudy Chmura · Theodore J. Trudeau (DEM) | Gerald T. Teehan (D) | 0.9 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | Rudy Chmura · Dave N. Vigneault (D) | Theodore J. Trudeau (R) | 2.5 |
| 1968 | Rudy Chmura · Dave N. Vigneault (D) | Roger T. Hintze (R) | 11.1 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)