2006Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2006 election for Massachusetts Senate District D28
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Steven A. Tolman (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Robert E. Travaglini (D) by 6.1 points.
Steven A. TolmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.0%36,827
Robert E. TravagliniDemocrat · incumbent
47.0%32,621
69,448 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