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1986Final results

1986 election for Massachusetts Senate District D23

Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts

Carol C. Amick (D) won with 69.8% of the vote, defeating Paul Reid (R) by 39.7 points.

Carol C. AmickDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.8%30,418
Paul ReidRepublican
30.2%13,137
43,555 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

EvenR+0.41976D+36.21978D+29.51982D+39.71986D+33.41988R+32.11990

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