1986Final results
1986 election for Massachusetts State Senate: Plymouth 2
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Edward P. Kirby (R) won re-election with 65.8% of the vote, defeating Richard Michael McGrath (D) by 31.6 points.
Edward P. KirbyRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.8%32,658
Richard Michael McGrathDemocrat
34.2%16,982
49,650 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)