2008 Massachusetts House of Representatives election

2008 Massachusetts House of Representatives election
November 4, 2008
All 160 seats in the Massachusetts House of Representatives
81 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Salvatore DiMasi Bradley Jones Jr.
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since September 28, 2004 November 21, 2002
Leader's seat 3rd Suffolk 20th Middlesex
Last election 141 seats 19 seats
Seats won 144 16
Seat change 3 3
Results:
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold
     Independent gain
Speaker before election

Salvatore DiMasi
Democratic

 Elected Speaker

Salvatore DiMasi
Democratic

The 2008 Massachusetts House of Representatives elections were held on November 4, 2008, the same date as the 2008 Massachusetts Senate election as well as Federal and Congressional elections. The term for elected representatives is two years, January 2009 until January 2011.

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