2016 Massachusetts House of Representatives election

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The 2016 Massachusetts House of Representatives election was a legislative election for the Massachusetts House of Representatives. It was held on November 8, 2016, during the 2016 United States general elections, and during the state primaries. There was no significant change in the composition of the legislature, with incumbent Democrat legislators remaining mostly unopposed except in districts with a sizeable Republican voting bases. [1]

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  1. "Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2016". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2023-11-08.