2010Final results
2010 election for Massachusetts State Senate: Plymouth–Norfolk
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Robert L. Hedlund Jr. (R) won re-election with 74.6% of the vote, defeating Paul R. Kearny Jr. (IND) by 49.2 points.
Robert L. Hedlund Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
74.6%52,617
Paul R. Kearny Jr.Independent
25.3%17,884
70,570 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)