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2002Final results

2002 election for Massachusetts Senate District D21

Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts

Bruce Tarr (R) won with 71.9% of the vote, defeating Andrew F. Armata (D) by 43.7 points.

Bruce TarrRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.9%47,745
28.1%18,699
66,444 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 2002

Races before and after

EvenR+12.21990R+5.11992R+33.71994R+42.41996R+43.72002R+30.02004

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