1988Final results
1988 election for Massachusetts Senate District D39
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Edward P. Kirby (R) won with 64.4% of the vote, defeating Theodore Bosen (D) by 28.8 points.
Edward P. KirbyRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.4%43,484
Theodore BosenDemocrat
35.6%24,014
67,498 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