MA-08 — 2016 U.S. House election
Recent presidential results, current district lines
Akashiccongressional district2016 US House electionMA-08 · U.S. HouseLynchD+45.0
How it voted
Share of the 2016 vote
| Stephen F Lynch (i) ✓Democrat | 72.4% | 271,019 |
|---|---|---|
| William BurkeRepublican | 27.5% | 102,744 |
| OtherIndependent | 0.1% | 502 |
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District boundary, filled by its own 2016 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over faint county context.
The boundary drawn is the current MA-08 (cd:120, the 2026 map); the 2016 election ran under that decade's own lines. The result shown is the certified 2016 contest.
Margin history
MA-08 across every cycle on record. Each year links to its district page.
| Year | Won | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 397,767 | |
| 2022 | D | 284,583 | |
| 2020 | D | 385,401 | |
| 2018 | D | 263,307 | |
| 2016 | D | 374,265 | |
| 2014 | D | 203,351 | |
| 2012 | D | 346,811 | |
| 2010 | D | 137,660 | |
| 2008 | D | 188,252 | |
| 2006 | D | 138,455 | |
| 2004 | D | 168,081 | |
| 2002 | D | 112,381 | |
| 2000 | D | 145,072 | |
| 1998 | D | 121,887 | |
| 1996 | D | 174,620 | |
| 1994 | D | 114,423 | |
| 1992 | D | 180,484 | |
| 1990 | D | 186,407 | |
| 1988 | D | 206,189 | |
| 1986 | D | 154,984 | |
| 1984 | D | 195,603 | |
| 1982 | D | 164,672 | |
| 1980 | D | 164,183 | |
| 1978 | D | 136,928 | |
| 1976 | D | 178,850 |
Same ballot, 2016MA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2016 US House returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · results as certified for the 2016 contest; the boundary drawn and the presidential strip use the current district map (cd:120, the 2026 lines) — the election itself ran under earlier lines. Real returns — nothing estimated.