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2016 Massachusetts U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 2016 Massachusetts U.S. House District 8 Election?

Stephen F. Lynch won the 2016 Massachusetts U.S. House District 8 Election. Stephen F. Lynch received 271,019 popular votes (68.44%). The main challenger was William Burke (25.94%).

See the full head-to-head between Lynch and Burke

Lynch +42.5 pts · won by 168,275 votes
Stephen F. LynchDemocraticWINNER68.44%
271,019 votes
William BurkeRepublican25.94%
102,744 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 5.6% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
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.