2002Final results
2002 election for Massachusetts Senate District NORFOLKBRISTOLMIDDLESEX
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Cheryl A. Jacques (D) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Earl Henry Sholley (R) by 19.9 points.
Cheryl A. JacquesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.0%37,775
Earl Henry SholleyRepublican
40.0%25,210
62,985 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