1998Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1998 election for Massachusetts State Senate: Norfolk–Bristol–Plymouth
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Jo Ann Sprague (R) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating James E. Timilty (D) by 1.0 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.
Jo Ann SpragueRepublican · winner
50.5%28,245
James E. TimiltyDemocrat
49.5%27,684
55,929 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)