2016 Massachusetts House of Representatives election

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]

2016 Massachusetts House of Representatives election

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All 160 seats in the Massachusetts House of Representatives 81 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Robert DeLeo Bradley Jones Jr. Party Democratic Republican Leader since January 27, 2009 November 21, 2002 Leader's seat 19th Suffolk 20th Middlesex Last election 125 seats 35 seats Seats before 126 34 Seats won 125 35 Seat change 1 1
Results:      Democratic hold      Republican hold      Republican gain
Speaker before election Robert DeLeo Democratic Elected Speaker Robert DeLeo Democratic