2004Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2004 election for Massachusetts Senate District D28
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Steven A. Tolman (D) won with 44.1% of the vote, defeating Robert E. Travaglini (D) by 6.7 points.
Steven A. TolmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
44.1%48,214
Robert E. TravagliniDemocrat · incumbent
37.4%40,894
Gilbert R. LavoieRepublican
9.4%10,322
Robert P. FerencsikRepublican
9.1%9,981
109,411 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 2004
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET