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1996 Massachusetts U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1996 Massachusetts U.S. House District 2 Election?

Richard E. Neal won the 1996 Massachusetts U.S. House District 2 Election. Richard E. Neal received 162,995 popular votes (71.67%). The main challenger was Mark Steele (21.94%).

See the full head-to-head between Neal and Steele

Neal +49.7 pts · won by 113,110 votes
Richard E. NealDemocraticWINNER71.67%
162,995 votes
Mark SteeleRepublican21.94%
49,885 votes
Scott AndrichakIndependent4.04%
9,181 votes
Richard Kaynornatural law2.25%
5,124 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.