Massachusetts State Senate seat · former district
Massachusetts State Senate: BRISTOL 1
17 elections since 1968: Democrats won 9, Republicans 8.
2000 election
Nov 7, 2000- Joan M. Menard (D) · won100.0%
Unopposed.
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
Every election for this seat
17 races since 1968; the seat changed party 3 times. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Joan M. Menard (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1998 | Thomas C. Norton (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1996 | Thomas C. Norton (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1994 | Thomas C. Norton (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1992 | Thomas C. Norton (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 | Thomas C. Norton (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1988 | Thomas C. Norton (D)Flip | — | Unopposed |
| 1986 | John F. Parker (R) | Richard T. Howe (D) | 47.9 |
| 1984 | John F. Parker (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1982 | John F. Parker (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | John F. Parker (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1978 | John F. Parker (R)Flip | — | Unopposed |
| 1976 | Mary L. Fonseca (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1974 | Mary L. Fonseca (D)Flip | — | Unopposed |
| 1972 | John F. Parker (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | John F. Parker (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1968 | John F. Parker (R) | — | Unopposed |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)