1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Massachusetts Senate District D10
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
John Patrick Houston (D) won with 42.1% of the vote, defeating Mary L. Padula (R) by 2.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
John Patrick HoustonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
42.1%31,016
Mary L. PadulaRepublican · incumbent
39.6%29,178
John C. Burke IIDemocrat
18.2%13,385
73,591 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