1990Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1990 election for Massachusetts Senate District D10
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Mary L. Padula (R) won with 46.3% of the vote, defeating Matthew John Amorello (R) by 19.0 points.
Mary L. PadulaRepublican · winner · incumbent
46.3%47,756
Matthew John AmorelloRepublican
27.2%28,112
John Patrick HoustonDemocrat · incumbent
26.5%27,340
103,208 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