1986Final results
1986 election for Massachusetts State Senate: Franklin–Hampshire
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
John W. Olver (D) won re-election with 75.5% of the vote, defeating Sylvia A. Hassett (R) by 51.0 points.
John W. OlverDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.5%33,961
Sylvia A. HassettRepublican
24.5%11,009
44,974 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)