1984Final results
1984 election for Massachusetts Senate District D40
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Paul V. Doane (R) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Thomas K. Lynch (D) by 2.7 points.
Paul V. DoaneRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.4%49,864
Thomas K. LynchDemocrat
48.6%47,229
97,096 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