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1986Final results

1986 election for Massachusetts Senate District D27

Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts

Salvatore R. Albano (D) won with 71.2% of the vote, defeating James W. Lakey (R) by 42.5 points.

Salvatore R. AlbanoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.2%27,350
James W. LakeyRepublican
28.7%11,037
38,425 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

EvenD+55.41978D+42.51986R+1.61990R+6.41992R+26.91994D+34.12010

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