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1984Final results

1984 election for Massachusetts Senate District D32

Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts

William B. Golden (D) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating Anna H. Doherty (R) by 17.7 points.

William B. GoldenDemocrat · winner
58.9%39,646
Anna H. DohertyRepublican
41.1%27,709
67,356 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

EvenD+31.41978D+31.41980D+25.41982D+17.71984D+40.91988R+15.21990

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET