1986Final results
1986 election for Massachusetts Senate District WORCESTER
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Thomas P. White (D) won with 69.4% of the vote, defeating Roger L. Steele (R) by 38.7 points.
Thomas P. WhiteDemocrat · winner
69.4%27,682
Roger L. SteeleRepublican
30.6%12,224
39,910 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