1990Final results
1990 election for Massachusetts State Senate: Suffolk–Norfolk 2
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
W. Paul White (D) won re-election with 62.9% of the vote, defeating Joseph S. Onorato (R) by 25.8 points.
W. Paul WhiteDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.9%28,686
Joseph S. OnoratoRepublican
37.1%16,913
45,599 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)