1988Final results
1988 election for Massachusetts Senate District D40
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Henri Rauschenbach (R) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Robert A. Oleary (D) by 7.6 points.
Henri RauschenbachRepublican · winner
53.8%50,232
Robert A. OlearyDemocrat
46.2%43,107
93,341 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