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1970Final results

1970 election for Massachusetts House District 82

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Lincoln P. Cole Jr. (R) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Stephen H. Legomsky (D) by 31.5 points.

Lincoln P. Cole Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
65.7%6,335
34.3%3,300
9,635 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1970

Races before and after

EvenD+37.91980D+30.51988R+6.61990D+23.11992D+37.21998D+50.32004

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET