1982Final results
1982 election for Massachusetts House District 143
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Chester A. Suhoski (D) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Robert D. Hawke (R) by 9.7 points.
Chester A. SuhoskiDemocrat · winner
54.8%6,990
Robert D. HawkeRepublican
45.1%5,748
12,749 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