united states house of representatives elections , 1988 

Statements about this table:
5 incumbent be re - elect
barney frank be first elect the most recently
5 out of 6 incumbent be democratic
edward boland be first elect 6 year before silvio conte
district
incumbent
party
first elected
massachusetts 1
silvio conte
republican
1958
massachusetts 2
edward boland
democratic
1952
massachusetts 3
joseph d early
democratic
1974
massachusetts 4
barney frank
democratic
1980
massachusetts 7
ed markey
democratic
1976
massachusetts 9
joe moakley
democratic
1972
district
result
candidates
massachusetts 1
re - elected
silvio conte (r) 82.7% john r arden (d) 17.3%
massachusetts 2
retired democratic hold
richard neal (d) 80.3% louis r godena (i) 19.7%
massachusetts 3
re - elected
joseph d early (d) unopposed
massachusetts 4
re - elected
barney frank (d) 70.3% debra r tucker (r) 29.7%
massachusetts 7
re - elected
ed markey (d) unopposed
massachusetts 9
re - elected
joe moakley (d) unopposed