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2000Final resultsIncumbent defeated

2000 election for Massachusetts Senate District D02

Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts

Brian P. Lees (R) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Michael R. Knapik (R) by 5.5 points.

Brian P. LeesRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.8%51,634
Michael R. KnapikRepublican · incumbent
47.2%46,208
97,842 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 2000

Races before and after

EvenD+33.81992R+58.31994R+67.72002R+31.52006D+1.72008R+33.42010

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET