PolitiFinder

1998 Massachusetts U.S. House District 6 Election

Massachusetts · 3 candidates · See every 1998 U.S. House race

Who won the 1998 Massachusetts U.S. House District 6 Election?

John F. Tierney won the 1998 Massachusetts U.S. House District 6 Election. John F. Tierney received 117,132 popular votes (54.55%). The main challenger was Peter G. Torkildsen (42.38%).

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

Tierney +12.2 pts · won by 26,146 votes
John F. TierneyDemocraticWINNER54.55%
117,132 votes
Peter G. TorkildsenRepublican42.38%
90,986 votes
Randal C. FritzIndependent3.05%
6,544 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.