1988Final results
1988 election for Massachusetts Senate District D30
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
William M. Bulger (D) won with 79.2% of the vote, defeating Robert Traynham (R) by 58.4 points.
William M. BulgerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.2%25,071
Robert TraynhamRepublican
20.8%6,591
31,663 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