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1982Final results

1982 election for Massachusetts House District 40

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Susan C. Tucker (D) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Kimberley Cronin (R) by 19.2 points.

Susan C. TuckerDemocrat · winner
55.6%7,520
36.4%4,929
Richard J. BowenIndependent
8.0%1,076
13,525 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+2.01972R+7.21974R+32.61976D+19.21982D+24.41984D+25.61986

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