1988Final results
1988 election for Massachusetts State Senate: Suffolk–Norfolk 2
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
W. Paul White (D) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Gerald T. Anglin (R) by 17.5 points.
W. Paul WhiteDemocrat · winner
58.7%32,114
Gerald T. AnglinRepublican
41.2%22,562
54,707 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)