1988Final results
1988 election for Massachusetts Senate District D16
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Richard A. Kraus (D) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Mark B. Vafiades (R) by 32.1 points.
Richard A. KrausDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.3%39,423
Mark B. VafiadesRepublican
26.2%17,712
Helen MetrosIndependent
15.4%10,428
67,565 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