1990Final results
1990 election for Massachusetts Senate District D16
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Robert A. Havern III (D) won with 49.7% of the vote, defeating Doug Howard (R) by 11.2 points.
Robert A. Havern IIIDemocrat · winner
49.7%30,717
Doug HowardRepublican
38.5%23,803
Helen MetrosIndependent
11.9%7,340
61,860 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