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2008Final results

2008 election for Massachusetts Senate District D35

Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts

James E. Timilty (D) won with 64.6% of the vote, defeating Jon W. Rockwood Sr. (R) by 29.1 points.

James E. TimiltyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.6%49,761
35.4%27,311
77,072 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

EvenD+13.42004D+20.92006D+29.12008D+20.62022

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET