1986Final results
1986 election for Massachusetts Senate District D16
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Richard A. Kraus (D) won with 72.0% of the vote, defeating Helen Metros (Ind) by 44.1 points.
Richard A. KrausDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.0%32,918
Helen MetrosIndependent
28.0%12,784
45,703 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