1996Final results
1996 election for Massachusetts State Senate: Plymouth–Norfolk
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Robert L. Hedlund Jr. (R) won re-election with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Robert Delahunt Jr. (D) by 14.8 points.
Robert L. Hedlund Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
57.4%42,889
Robert Delahunt Jr.Democrat
42.6%31,850
74,739 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)