1990Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1990 election for Massachusetts Senate District D03
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Brian P. Lees (R) won with 42.4% of the vote, defeating Linda J. Melconian (D) by 4.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Brian P. LeesRepublican · winner · incumbent
42.4%33,751
Linda J. MelconianDemocrat · incumbent
37.9%30,170
Edward L. RyanDemocrat
19.7%15,712
79,633 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 1990
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET