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1988 Massachusetts U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1988 Massachusetts U.S. House District 6 Election?

Nicholas Mavroules won the 1988 Massachusetts U.S. House District 6 Election. Nicholas Mavroules received 177,643 popular votes (69.65%). The main challenger was Paul McCarthy (30.26%).

See the full head-to-head between Mavroules and McCarthy

Mavroules +39.4 pts · won by 100,457 votes
Nicholas MavroulesDemocraticWINNER69.65%
177,643 votes
Paul McCarthyRepublican30.26%
77,186 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.