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1984Final results

1984 election for Massachusetts State Senate: Plymouth 2

Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts

Edward P. Kirby (R) won re-election with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Leo J. Purcell (D) by 13.7 points.

Edward P. KirbyRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.8%40,336
43.2%30,646
70,983 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

EvenR+13.71982R+13.71984R+31.61986

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)