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1996 Massachusetts U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1996 Massachusetts U.S. House District 3 Election?

James P. McGovern won the 1996 Massachusetts U.S. House District 3 Election. James P. McGovern received 135,044 popular votes (52.94%). The main challenger was Peter Blute (45.35%).

See the full head-to-head between McGovern and Blute

McGovern +7.6 pts · won by 19,350 votes
James P. McGovernDemocraticWINNER52.94%
135,044 votes
Peter BluteRepublican45.35%
115,694 votes
Dale E. Friedgennatural law1.32%
3,362 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.