1982Final results
1982 election for Massachusetts House District 25
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
John Gray (R) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Donald S. Sheldon (D) by 19.5 points.
John GrayRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.8%8,554
Donald S. SheldonDemocrat
40.2%5,758
14,312 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