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2002Final results

2002 election for Massachusetts Senate District WORCESTERNORFOLK

Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts

Richard T. Moore (D) won with 74.0% of the vote, defeating Ralph Perez (R) by 48.0 points.

Richard T. MooreDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.0%37,486
Ralph PerezRepublican
26.0%13,173
50,659 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

EvenD+45.51978D+59.51982D+14.71990D+48.02002D+41.82004D+7.12010

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