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1990Final results

1990 election for Massachusetts Senate District D30

Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts

William M. Bulger (D) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating John Dejong (R) by 24.6 points.

William M. BulgerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.2%19,118
John DejongRepublican
35.6%11,290
Janie DupassIndependent
4.2%1,349
31,757 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+58.41988D+24.61990D+71.42002

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

The candidates

William M. Bulger (D)John Dejong (R)

Also on the ballot: Janie Dupass (Independent), 4.2%