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Elections / 1986 · House · MA

Massachusetts sent 10 Democrats and 1 Republican to the US House in 1986.

11 districts. Each row shows the winning party, margin, and member elected. Vote counts are the certified district totals.

Massachusetts — 1986 House districts
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, US House returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
DistrictWonMarginMember electedVotes
MA-01R
−53.5%
Silvio O Conte151,960
MA-02D
+29.9%
Edward P Boland147,005
MA-03D
+75.0%
Joseph D Early160,202
MA-04D
+80.6%
Barney Frank166,835
MA-05D
+72.5%
Chester G Atkins156,886
MA-06D
+75.4%
Nicholas Mavroules173,704
MA-07D
+71.7%
Edward J Markey173,160
MA-08D
+41.5%
Joseph P Kennedy II154,984
MA-09D
+73.7%
John Joseph Moakley149,271
MA-10D
+37.2%
Gerry E Studds194,076
MA-11D
+77.0%
Brian J Donnelly149,193