Elections / 1990 · Senate · MA
Massachusetts — 1990 U.S. Senate election
Recent presidential results
Akashic1990 · U.S. SenateMassachusetts · U.S. SenateJohn F. KerryD+13.6
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1990 Senate returns.
- John F. Kerry✓(i)Democrat1,321,71254.5%
- Jim RappaportRepublican992,91741.0%
- OtherOther109,9504.5%
presidential baselinePresident 1988D+7.9Senate 1990D+13.6vs. baselineD+5.7
Massachusetts's 1990 Senate race ran 5.7 points more Democratic than its 1988 presidential margin.
Massachusetts's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1976 | +40.3% |
| 1978 | +10.2% |
| 1982 | +22.6% |
| 1984 | +10.1% |
| 1988 | +31.0% |
| 1990 | +13.6% |
| 1994 | +17.1% |
| 1996 | +7.5% |
| 2000 | +59.8% |
| 2002 | +81.0% |
| 2006 | +38.8% |
| 2008 | +34.9% |
| 2012 | +7.5% |
| 2014 | +23.9% |
| 2018 | +24.2% |
| 2020 | +33.2% |
| 2024 | +19.8% |
Same ballot, 1990MA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1990 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.