1996Final results
1996 election for Massachusetts Senate District D40
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Henri Rauschenbach (R) won with 75.6% of the vote, defeating Eric V. Bleicken (Cst) by 51.2 points.
Henri RauschenbachRepublican · winner · incumbent
75.6%60,369
Eric V. BleickenConstitution
24.4%19,478
79,847 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET