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1988Final results

1988 election for Massachusetts Senate District D32

Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts

William B. Golden (D) won with 70.4% of the vote, defeating William J. Robinson (R) by 40.9 points.

William B. GoldenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.4%51,082
29.6%21,437
72,527 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

EvenD+31.41980D+25.41982D+17.71984D+40.91988R+15.21990D+2.11992

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET