2010Final results
2010 election for Massachusetts Senate District D03
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
James T. Welch (D) won with 60.9% of the vote, defeating Robert A. Magovern (R) by 21.9 points.
James T. WelchDemocrat · winner
60.9%21,567
Robert A. MagovernRepublican
39.0%13,824
35,432 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 2010
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET