1996Final results
1996 election for Massachusetts State Senate: Plymouth–Bristol 1
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Marc R. Pacheco (D) won re-election with 71.2% of the vote, defeating Thom Smith (R) by 42.4 points.
Marc R. PachecoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.2%42,973
Thom SmithRepublican
28.8%17,401
60,374 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)