1998Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1998 election for Massachusetts Senate District D02
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Brian P. Lees (R) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Michael R. Knapik (R) by 7.4 points.
Brian P. LeesRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.7%35,261
Michael R. KnapikRepublican · incumbent
46.3%30,386
65,647 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET