DemocratNot in office · last served 1984Last on a ballot: Nov 1982
Denis L. McKenna
Last held office: Massachusetts State Senate, District D27 (1974–1984). Ran in 8 elections between 1968 and 1982, winning 8.
- Last margin
- +52.9
- Won 1978
- Elections
- 8
- 1968–1982
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time McKenna was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Massachusetts State Senate, District D15Massachusetts State Senate, District D27
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race McKenna has run
Margin: how far McKenna finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Massachusetts State Senate, SD-D27 | General | Won | Unopposed | 99.8% | — |
| 1980 | Massachusetts State Senate, SD-D27 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1978 | Massachusetts State Senate, SD-D27 | General | Won | Fred P. Dello Iacono (I), Arthur Vitt Vitagliano (R) | 69.4% | D+52.9 |
| 1976 | Massachusetts State Senate, SD-D27 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1974 | Massachusetts State Senate, SD-D27 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1972 | Massachusetts State Senate, SD-D15 | General | Won | Francis Moran (R) | 77.5% | D+55.1 |
| 1970 | Massachusetts State Senate, SD-D15 | General | Won | Charles H. Hoxie (R), S. Lester Ralph (I) | 77.8% | D+66.2 |
| 1968 | Massachusetts State Senate, SD-D15 | General | Won | Michael F. Paicopolos (R) | 84.2% | D+68.4 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats McKenna has held
- Massachusetts State Senate, District D27 · 1974–1984
- Massachusetts State Senate, District D15 · 1968–1974
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who McKenna has run against
- Fred P. Dello Iacono (I) · 1978 election, won
- Francis Moran (R) · 1972 election, won
- Charles H. Hoxie (R) · 1970 election, won
- Michael F. Paicopolos (R) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive