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1996Final results

1996 election for Massachusetts Senate District D28

Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts

Robert E. Travaglini (D) won with 80.5% of the vote, defeating Peter Sheinfeld (R) by 61.1 points.

Robert E. TravagliniDemocrat · winner · incumbent
80.5%36,452
Peter SheinfeldRepublican
19.5%8,812
45,264 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+23.31990D+51.81992D+47.21994D+61.11996D+63.91998D+66.32000

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