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1996Final results

1996 election for Massachusetts Senate District D21

Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts

Bruce Tarr (R) won with 71.2% of the vote, defeating Klaus Kubierschky (D) by 42.4 points.

Bruce TarrRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.2%51,851
28.8%20,986
72,837 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 1996

Races before and after

EvenR+12.21990R+5.11992R+33.71994R+42.41996R+43.72002R+30.02004

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