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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
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

EvenR+51.31976R+3.71978R+19.51982R+26.71990R+26.81992D+1.71994

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