2006Final results
2006 election for Massachusetts State Senate: Suffolk–Norfolk
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Marian Walsh (D) won re-election with 68.7% of the vote, defeating Douglas E. Obey (R) by 37.5 points.
Marian WalshDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.7%37,930
Douglas E. ObeyRepublican
31.3%17,253
55,183 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)