1998 general · November 3, 1998
1998 Massachusetts election results
Every race on Massachusetts's ballot in the 1998 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races210
Changed party8
Unopposed65%136 races
Incumbents defeated3
Governors
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | Argeo Paul Cellucci (R) | 3.5 |
U.S. House
D 10
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| MA-1 | John W. Olver (D) | 43.4 | |
| MA-2 | Richard Neal (D) | Unopposed | |
| MA-3 | Jim McGovern (D) | 15.4 | |
| MA-4 | Barney Frank (D) | Unopposed | |
| MA-5 | Martin Meehan (D) | 41.4 | |
| MA-6 | John F. Tierney (D) | 12.2 | |
| MA-7 | Ed Markey (D) | 41.3 | |
| MA-8 | Michael E. Capuano (D) | 70.1 | |
| MA-9 | John Moakley (D) | Unopposed | |
| MA-10 | William Delahunt (D) | 40.1 |
Massachusetts State Senate
D 33 · R 6 · 3 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-BERKSHIREHAMPDENHAMPSHIREFRANKLIN | Andrea F. Nuciforo Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| BRISTOL 1 | Thomas C. Norton (D) | Unopposed | |
| BRISTOL 2 | Mark Montigny (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-D02 | Brian P. Lees (R) | 7.4 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-D03 | Linda J. Melconian (D) | 72.2 | |
| SD-D08 | Guy W. Glodis (D) | 10.8 | Flipped |
| SD-D09 | Robert A. Bernstein (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-D10 | Robert A. Antonioni (D) | 52.2 | |
| SD-D11 | Steven C. Panagiotakos (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-D12 | Robert A. Durand (D) | 45.0 | |
| SD-D13 | Cynthia Creem (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-D15 | Richard R. Tisei (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-D16 | Robert A. Havern III (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-D18 | Marian Walsh (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-D19 | Edward J. Clancy Jr. (D) | 49.2 | |
| SD-D20 | Susan C. Tucker (D) | 22.4 | |
| SD-D21 | Bruce Tarr (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-D22 | Frederick E. Berry (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-D23 | Susan Fargo (D) | 25.7 | |
| SD-D24 | James P. Jajuga (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-D26 | Steven A. Tolman (D) | 49.1 | |
| SD-D27 | Charles E. Shannon (D) | Unopposed | Flipped |
| SD-D28 | Robert E. Travaglini (D) | 63.9 | |
| SD-D29 | Dianne Wilkerson (D) | 47.2 | |
| SD-D30 | Stephen Lynch (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-D32 | Michael W. Morrissey (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-D39 | Therese Murray (D) | 32.4 | |
| SD-D40 | Henri Rauschenbach (R) | 22.2 | |
| SD-HAMPSHIREFRANKLIN | Stanley C. Rosenberg (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-MIDDLESEXNORFOLKWORCESTER | David P. Magnani (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-MIDDLESEXSUFFOLKESSEX | Thomas F. Birmihgham (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-NORFOLKBRISTOLMIDDLESEX | Cheryl A. Jacques (D) | 33.5 | |
| SD-NORFOLKBRISTOLPLYMOUTH | Jo Ann Sprague (R) | 1.0 | Flipped |
| PLYMOUTHBRISTOL 1 | Marc R. Pacheco (D) | Unopposed | |
| PLYMOUTHBRISTOL 2 | Robert S. Creedon Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-PLYMOUTHNORFOLK | Robert L. Hedlund Jr. (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-SUFFOLKNORFOLK | Brian A. Joyce (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-WORCESTERHAMPDENHAMPSHIREFRANKLIN | Stephen M. Brewer (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-WORCESTERNORFOLK | Richard T. Moore (D) | Unopposed |
Massachusetts House of Representatives
D 131 · R 28 · Other 1 · 5 changed party
Massachusetts
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab