1988Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for Massachusetts Senate District D10
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Mary L. Padula (R) won with 46.9% of the vote, defeating John Patrick Houston (D) by 10.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Mary L. PadulaRepublican · winner · incumbent
46.9%52,185
John Patrick HoustonDemocrat · incumbent
36.3%40,370
John H. RocheRepublican
16.8%18,753
111,348 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