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1982Final results

1982 election for Massachusetts House District 19

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Walter Silveira Jr. (D) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating John C. Bradford (R) by 19.1 points.

Walter Silveira Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
59.6%8,181
40.4%5,554
13,738 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

EvenD+35.21972D+15.51976D+16.31980D+19.11982R+6.51984R+10.51986

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