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1996 Massachusetts U.S. House District 9 Election

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Who won the 1996 Massachusetts U.S. House District 9 Election?

John Joseph Moakley won the 1996 Massachusetts U.S. House District 9 Election. John Joseph Moakley received 172,009 popular votes (72.23%). The main challenger was Paul V. Gryska (27.75%).

See the full head-to-head between Moakley and Gryska

Moakley +44.5 pts · won by 105,930 votes
John Joseph MoakleyDemocraticWINNER72.23%
172,009 votes
Paul V. GryskaRepublican27.75%
66,079 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.