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1988 Massachusetts U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1988 Massachusetts U.S. House District 5 Election?

Chester G. Atkins won the 1988 Massachusetts U.S. House District 5 Election. Chester G. Atkins received 181,860 popular votes (84.09%). The main challenger was T. David Hudson (15.88%).

See the full head-to-head between Atkins and Hudson

Atkins +68.2 pts · won by 147,521 votes
Chester G. AtkinsDemocraticWINNER84.09%
181,860 votes
T. David HudsonLibertarian15.88%
34,339 votes
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.