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1996Final results

1996 election for Massachusetts Senate District D26

Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts

Warren E. Tolman (D) won with 79.6% of the vote, defeating Phillip Averbuck (R) by 59.1 points.

Warren E. TolmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.6%41,380
20.4%10,628
52,008 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

EvenD+38.41976D+30.71980D+46.31982D+25.11990D+59.11996D+49.11998

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