2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for Massachusetts Senate District D28
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Steven A. Tolman (D) won with 48.6% of the vote, defeating Robert E. Travaglini (D) by 8.8 points.
Steven A. TolmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
48.6%36,303
Robert E. TravagliniDemocrat · incumbent
39.8%29,733
Vincent J. ManganelloRepublican
11.5%8,608
74,644 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET