1984Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 election for Massachusetts Senate District D02
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
John P. Burke (D) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Linda J. Melconian (D) by 5.6 points.
John P. BurkeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.8%43,004
Linda J. MelconianDemocrat · incumbent
47.2%38,416
81,453 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1984
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET