Elections / 1990 · Senate · MA
The Democratic candidate won Massachusetts's Senate seat D+13.6.
Massachusetts, 1990. Party-level statewide totals below — candidate names join when the raw MEDSL store is re-fetched with name columns.
Massachusetts — 1990 Senate result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976–2024 Senate returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
Democratic (D)
1,321,712
54.5%
Republican (R)
992,917
41.0%
All others
109,950
4.5%
Margin
D+13.6
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% |