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1990 Massachusetts U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1990 Massachusetts U.S. House District 1 Election?

Silvio O. Conte won the 1990 Massachusetts U.S. House District 1 Election. Silvio O. Conte received 150,748 popular votes (73.57%). The main challenger was John R. Arden (21.28%).

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

Conte +52.3 pts · won by 107,137 votes
Silvio O. ConteRepublicanWINNER73.57%
150,748 votes
John R. ArdenDemocratic21.28%
43,611 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 5.2% 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.