2010Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2010 election for Massachusetts Senate District D28
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Steven A. Tolman (D) won with 48.3% of the vote, defeating Anthony W. Petruccelli (D) by 10.2 points.
Steven A. TolmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
48.3%37,458
Anthony W. PetruccelliDemocrat · incumbent
38.1%29,559
Frank John Addivinola Jr.Republican
12.6%9,800
Write-ins and other votesOther party
1.0%773
77,590 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