1988Final results
1988 election for Massachusetts State Senate: Franklin–Hampshire
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
John W. Olver (D) won re-election with 72.8% of the vote, defeating Miles C. Washburn (R) by 45.7 points.
John W. OlverDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.8%45,512
Miles C. WashburnRepublican
27.2%16,979
62,496 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)