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1982Final results

1982 election for Massachusetts House District 37

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Joseph N. Hermann (D) won with 78.7% of the vote, defeating Frederick C. Achin Jr. (R) by 57.5 points.

Joseph N. HermannDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.7%11,449
21.3%3,091
14,540 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+15.81976D+57.51982D+33.41984R+16.21994D+13.51998D+19.52002

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