Massachusetts State Senate seat · former district
Massachusetts State Senate: SUFFOLKNORFOLK 1
10 elections since 1974: Democrats won 9, Republicans 1.
1992 election
Nov 3, 1992- Marian Walsh (D) · won55.3%
- Christopher M. Lane (R) · incumbent44.7%
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
Every election for this seat
10 races since 1974; the seat changed party 1 time. 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 | |||
| 1992 | Marian Walsh (D) | Christopher M. Lane (R) | 10.6 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 | Christopher M. Lane (R)Flip | Arthur Joseph Lewis Jr. (D) | 4.1 |
| 1988 | Arthur Joseph Lewis Jr. (D) | Christopher M. Lane (R) | 13.6 |
| 1986 | Arthur Joseph Lewis Jr. (D) | J. Michael Freedberg (R) | 41.7 |
| 1984 | Arthur Joseph Lewis Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1982 | Arthur Joseph Lewis Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Arthur Joseph Lewis Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1978 | Arthur Joseph Lewis Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1976 | Arthur Joseph Lewis Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1974 | Arthur Joseph Lewis Jr. (D) | — | 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)