Massachusetts State Senate seat · former district
Massachusetts Senate District SUFFOLKNORFOLK
9 elections since 1994: Democrats won 9, Republicans 0.
2010 election
Nov 2, 2010- Mike Rush (D) · won67.6%
- Bud Williams (R)32.2%
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
Every election for this seat
9 races since 1994. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2010 | Mike Rush (D) | Bud Williams (R) | 35.4 |
| 2008 | Marian Walsh (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2006 | Marian Walsh (D) | Douglas E. Obey (R) | 37.5 |
| 2004 | Marian Walsh (D) | Robert W. Joyce (I) | 28.3 |
| 2002 | Marian Walsh (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Brian A. Joyce (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1998 | Brian A. Joyce (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1996 | W. Paul White (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1994 | W. Paul White (D) | Ronald O. Preble (R) | 48.4 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)