DemocratNot in office · last served 1990Last on a ballot: Nov 1988
Michael J. Rea Jr.
Last held office: Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 82 (1978–1990). Ran in 7 elections between 1976 and 1988, winning 7.
Last office: Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 82
- Last margin
- +30.5
- Won 1988
- Elections
- 7
- 1976–1988
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Rea was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
19761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 82
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Rea has run
Margin: how far Rea finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 82 | General | Won | Brion M. Cangiamila (R) | 65.3% | D+30.5 |
| 1986 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 82 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1984 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 82 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1982 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 82 | General | Won | Unopposed | 99.9% | — |
| 1980 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 82 | General | Won | John Paul Murphy (R), John Jarmalowicz (I) | 65.4% | D+37.9 |
| 1978 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 82 | General | Won | Unopposed | 99.9% | — |
| 1976 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, Middlesex 39 | General | Won | Dorothy M. Winn (I) | 67.6% | D+35.2 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Rea has held
- Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 82 · 1978–1990
- Massachusetts House of Representatives, District MIDDLESEX 39 · 1976–1978
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Rea has run against
- Brion M. Cangiamila (R) · 1988 election, won
- John Paul Murphy (R) · 1980 election, won
- Dorothy M. Winn (I) · 1976 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive