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1982Final results

1982 election for Massachusetts House District CAPEISLAND

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Howard C. Cahoon (R) won with 64.9% of the vote, defeating Bruce John Campbell (D) by 29.8 points.

Howard C. CahoonRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.9%11,126
35.1%6,018
17,148 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

EvenR+11.41978R+29.81982R+11.61984R+21.01986

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