1986Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Massachusetts Senate District D02
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
John P. Burke (D) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Linda J. Melconian (D) by 9.3 points.
John P. BurkeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.6%30,518
Linda J. MelconianDemocrat · incumbent
45.3%25,313
55,857 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET