This is the 1990 race. The latest: 2026 →

1990Final results

1990 election for Massachusetts Senate District D20

Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts

Patricia McGovern (D) won with 59.5% of the vote, defeating Alba N. Castillo (R) by 19.0 points.

Patricia McGovernDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.5%32,294
40.5%21,998
54,292 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

EvenD+19.01990D+8.31992D+21.81994D+22.41998D+26.92002D+43.32004

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