1986Final results
1986 election for Massachusetts State Senate: Suffolk–Norfolk 1
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Arthur Joseph Lewis Jr. (D) won re-election with 70.9% of the vote, defeating J. Michael Freedberg (R) by 41.7 points.
Arthur Joseph Lewis Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
70.9%28,202
J. Michael FreedbergRepublican
29.1%11,590
39,796 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)