1988Final results
1988 election for Massachusetts Senate District D20
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Patricia McGovern (D) won with 68.1% of the vote, defeating William E. Melahn (R) by 36.2 points.
Patricia McGovernDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.1%39,775
William E. MelahnRepublican
31.9%18,619
58,396 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