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1996 Massachusetts U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1996 Massachusetts U.S. House District 6 Election?

John F. Tierney won the 1996 Massachusetts U.S. House District 6 Election. John F. Tierney received 133,002 popular votes (48.12%). The main challenger was Peter G. Torkildsen (47.99%).

See the full head-to-head between Tierney and Torkildsen

Tierney +0.1 pts · won by 360 votes
John F. TierneyDemocraticWINNER48.12%
133,002 votes
Peter G. TorkildsenRepublican47.99%
132,642 votes
Martin J. McNultyIndependent1.52%
4,195 votes
Randal C. Fritzconservative0.92%
2,532 votes
Benjamin A. GatchellIndependent0.74%
2,043 votes
Orrin Smithnatural law0.5%
1,371 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.