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1986 Massachusetts U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1986 Massachusetts U.S. House District 1 Election?

Silvio O. Conte won the 1986 Massachusetts U.S. House District 1 Election. Silvio O. Conte received 113,653 popular votes (74.79%). The main challenger was Robert S. Weiner (21.32%).

See the full head-to-head between Conte and Weiner

Conte +53.5 pts · won by 81,257 votes
Silvio O. ConteRepublicanWINNER74.79%
113,653 votes
Robert S. WeinerDemocratic21.32%
32,396 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.9% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.