2002Final results
2002 election for Massachusetts Senate District D40
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Robert A. Oleary (D) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating Mark C. Boardman (R) by 20.2 points.
Robert A. OlearyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.1%43,870
Mark C. BoardmanRepublican
39.9%29,120
72,990 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