1988Final results
1988 election for Massachusetts Senate District D03
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Linda J. Melconian (D) won with 40.4% of the vote, defeating Brian P. Lees (R) by 9.8 points.
Linda J. MelconianDemocrat · winner · incumbent
40.4%39,091
Brian P. LeesRepublican
30.6%29,630
Francis G. KeoughDemocrat
29.0%28,097
96,824 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET