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1982Final results

1982 election for Massachusetts House District 98

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Robert A. Cerasoli (D) won with 69.9% of the vote, defeating Gerald E. Lawler (R) by 39.7 points.

Robert A. CerasoliDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.9%9,212
30.1%3,972
13,184 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+57.11974D+67.81976D+38.41980D+39.71982D+48.61988D+26.41990

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