1988Final results
1988 election for Massachusetts State Senate: Middlesex–Norfolk–Worcester
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Edward L. Burke (D) won re-election with 69.7% of the vote, defeating Stephen M. Diamond (R) by 39.4 points.
Edward L. BurkeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.7%50,253
Stephen M. DiamondRepublican
30.3%21,830
72,084 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)