1986Final results
1986 election for Massachusetts Senate District D29
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Royal L. Bolling Sr. (D) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Bill Owens (Ind) by 15.6 points.
Royal L. Bolling Sr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
57.8%10,924
Bill OwensIndependent
42.2%7,970
18,894 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