1982Final results
1982 election for Massachusetts House District 18
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Roger L. Tougas (D) won with 67.6% of the vote, defeating Paul A. Benard (R) by 35.2 points.
Roger L. TougasDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.6%9,279
Paul A. BenardRepublican
32.4%4,444
13,723 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