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1982Final results

1982 election for Massachusetts House District 83

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

John F. Cusack (D) won with 74.9% of the vote, defeating Kenneth A. Dunn (R) by 49.9 points.

John F. CusackDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.9%12,807
Kenneth A. DunnRepublican
25.0%4,280
17,092 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+47.71978D+49.91982D+50.71986D+22.71990D+31.71992D+78.22006

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