1986Final results

1986 election for Massachusetts State Senate: Bristol 1

Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts

John F. Parker (R) won re-election with 73.9% of the vote, defeating Richard T. Howe (D) by 47.9 points.

John F. ParkerRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.9%31,451
26.1%11,082
42,533 votes

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