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1990 Massachusetts U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1990 Massachusetts U.S. House District 5 Election?

Chester G. Atkins won the 1990 Massachusetts U.S. House District 5 Election. Chester G. Atkins received 110,232 popular votes (49.85%). The main challenger was John F. MacGovern (45.68%).

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

Atkins +4.2 pts · won by 9,215 votes
Chester G. AtkinsDemocraticWINNER49.85%
110,232 votes
John F. MacGovernRepublican45.68%
101,017 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.5% 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.