2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2008 election for Massachusetts Senate District D02
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Gale D. Candaras (D) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Michael R. Knapik (R) by 1.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Gale D. CandarasDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.9%55,468
Michael R. KnapikRepublican · incumbent
49.1%53,578
109,046 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET