1988Final results

1988 election for Massachusetts State Senate: Norfolk–Bristol

Name: 1988 election for Massachusetts State Senate: Norfolk–Bristol
Start: 1988-11-08
Location: Massachusetts

Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts

William R. Keating (D) won re-election with 73.5% of the vote, defeating Thomas A. Riolo (IND) by 47.1 points.

William R. KeatingDemocrat · winner · incumbent

73.5%51,948

26.4%18,679

70,671 votes

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