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1998 Massachusetts U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1998 Massachusetts U.S. House District 5 Election?

Martin T. Meehan won the 1998 Massachusetts U.S. House District 5 Election. Martin T. Meehan received 127,418 popular votes (70.7%). The main challenger was David E. Coleman (29.25%).

See the full head-to-head between Meehan and Coleman

Meehan +41.5 pts · won by 74,693 votes
Martin T. MeehanDemocraticWINNER70.7%
127,418 votes
David E. ColemanRepublican29.25%
52,725 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.