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1982Final results

1982 election for Massachusetts House District 31

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Lawrence R. Alexander (D) won with 68.1% of the vote, defeating Thomas A. Jordan (R) by 36.2 points.

Lawrence R. AlexanderDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.1%11,342
31.9%5,312
16,654 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+59.01974D+6.11978D+40.41980D+36.21982D+19.21988D+3.51990

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