1986Final results
1986 election for Massachusetts Senate District D40
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Paul V. Doane (R) won with 68.2% of the vote, defeating Barbara Bird (D) by 36.3 points.
Paul V. DoaneRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.2%49,523
Barbara BirdDemocrat
31.8%23,121
72,645 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