1990Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1990 election for Massachusetts Senate District WORCESTER
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Arthur E. Chase (R) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Thomas P. White (D) by 10.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Arthur E. ChaseRepublican · winner
55.4%29,431
Thomas P. WhiteDemocrat · incumbent
44.6%23,674
53,105 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