2006Final results
2006 election for Massachusetts Senate District D02
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Michael R. Knapik (R) won with 42.7% of the vote, defeating Gale D. Candaras (D) by 8.4 points.
Michael R. KnapikRepublican · winner · incumbent
42.7%37,842
Gale D. CandarasDemocrat
34.2%30,366
Enrico John Villamaino IIIRepublican
23.1%20,465
88,673 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 2006
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET