2008Final results
2008 election for Massachusetts Senate District D30
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
John A. Hart Jr. (D) won with 79.4% of the vote, defeating Althea Garrison (Ind) by 58.9 points.
John A. Hart Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
79.4%41,973
Althea GarrisonIndependent
20.6%10,873
52,846 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