2000Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2000 election for Massachusetts Senate District D40
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Robert A. Oleary (D) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Edward B. Teague III (R) by 14.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Robert A. OlearyDemocrat · winner
57.4%56,421
Edward B. Teague IIIRepublican
42.6%41,828
98,249 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET