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1990 election for Massachusetts Senate District D23

Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts

Lucile P. Hicks (R) won with 66.1% of the vote, defeating Bryan P. McCarthy (D) by 32.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Lucile P. HicksRepublican · winner
66.1%41,549
33.9%21,342
62,891 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+29.51982D+39.71986D+33.41988R+32.11990D+5.41996D+25.71998

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