1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 election for Massachusetts Senate District D10
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Mary L. Padula (R) won with 36.3% of the vote, defeating John Patrick Houston (D) by 7.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Mary L. PadulaRepublican · winner · incumbent
36.3%43,857
John Patrick HoustonDemocrat
29.1%35,213
James F. ConnorsDemocrat
15.1%18,241
Frederick S. WhiteRepublican
11.0%13,327
Daniel J. FoleyOther party · incumbent
8.4%10,186
120,830 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