1986 Massachusetts U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1986 Massachusetts U.S. House District 8 Election?

Joseph P. Kennedy II won the 1986 Massachusetts U.S. House District 8 Election. Joseph P. Kennedy II received 104,651 popular votes (67.52%). The main challenger was Clark C. Abt (25.98%).

See the full head-to-head between II and Abt

II +41.5 pts · won by 64,392 votes
104,651 votes
40,259 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 6.5% 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.