1986Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Massachusetts Senate District D13
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Lois G. Pines (D) won with 45.0% of the vote, defeating Edward L. Burke (D) by 8.0 points.
Lois G. PinesDemocrat · winner
45.0%33,683
Edward L. BurkeDemocrat · incumbent
37.0%27,677
William L. HannahRepublican
18.0%13,492
74,854 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