2000Final results
2000 election for Massachusetts State Senate: Plymouth–Norfolk
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Robert L. Hedlund Jr. (R) won re-election with 51.9% of the vote, defeating James M. Cantwell (D) by 3.9 points.
Robert L. Hedlund Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
51.9%41,652
James M. CantwellDemocrat
48.1%38,556
80,208 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)