1988Final results
1988 election for Massachusetts Senate District D24
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Nicholas J. Costello (D) won with 64.0% of the vote, defeating William F. Gotha (R) by 28.1 points.
Nicholas J. CostelloDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.0%42,150
William F. GothaRepublican
35.9%23,651
65,814 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