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      Home/Elections/1996/US House/Massachusetts/MA-02
      1996·US House·Massachusetts·District profile →

      Massachusetts District 2 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Richard E Neal
      71.7%162,995 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Mark Steele
      21.9%49,885 votes
      Margin
      D+49.7
      227,411 total votes
      5 candidates227,411 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Richard E NealDEM✓
      		DEM162,99571.7%
      Mark SteeleREP
      		REP49,88521.9%
      Scott AndrichakIND
      		IND9,1814.0%
      Richard KaynorOTH
      		OTH5,1242.3%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH2260.1%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)D+23.6
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+7.3
      R+20EvenD+2020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202460.3%36.7%D+23.6384,958
      202064.3%33.5%D+30.8395,665
      201657.5%33.9%D+23.7363,362
      201260.7%39.3%D+21.4338,620
      200861.3%36.6%D+24.6339,446

      Seat History

      US House in Massachusetts

      2024
      James P McGovernDEM
      D+64.6
      2022
      James P McGovernDEM
      D+31.7
      Redistricted
      2020
      James P McGovernDEM
      D+29.9
      2018
      James P McGovernDEM
      D+34.4
      2016
      James P McGovernDEM
      D+75.8
      2014
      James P McGovernDEM
      D+71.9
      2012
      James P McGovernDEM
      D+75.6
      Redistricted
      2010
      Richard E NealDEM
      D+14.7
      2008
      Richard E NealDEM
      D+76.4
      2006
      Richard E NealDEM
      D+76.7
      2004
      Richard E NealDEM
      D+75.6
      2002
      Richard E NealDEM
      D+73.6
      Redistricted
      2000
      Richard E NealDEM
      D+77.5
      1998
      Richard E NealDEM
      D+99.0
      View all US House history for Massachusetts →

      Candidates

      Richard E NealDEM
      Record19W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1988-2024
      US House
      Full profile →
      Mark SteeleREP
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1996-1996
      US House
      Full profile →
      Richard KaynorOTH
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1996-1996
      US House
      Full profile →
      Scott AndrichakIND
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1996-1996
      US House
      Full profile →

      Also in Massachusetts, 1996

      President1 contest →US Senate1 contest →
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