1984Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 election for Massachusetts Senate District D13
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Edward L. Burke (D) won with 43.7% of the vote, defeating Jack H. Backman (D) by 3.7 points.
Edward L. BurkeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
43.7%48,832
Jack H. BackmanDemocrat · incumbent
40.0%44,733
Regina M. FrawleyRepublican
16.4%18,290
111,861 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