1982Final results
1982 election for Massachusetts House District 130
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Thomas J. Valley (D) won with 62.7% of the vote, defeating Gilbert B. Kaplan (R) by 25.4 points.
Thomas J. ValleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.7%4,638
Gilbert B. KaplanRepublican
37.3%2,759
7,397 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 1982
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET