1998Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1998 election for Massachusetts Senate District D08
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Guy W. Glodis (D) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Karyn E. Polito (R) by 10.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Guy W. GlodisDemocrat · winner
55.4%27,983
Karyn E. PolitoRepublican
44.6%22,535
50,518 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