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1982Final results

1982 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives: MIDDLESEX 39

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

George Keverian (D) won with 91.2% of the vote, defeating Leo Gilligan (R) by 82.3 points.

George KeverianDemocrat · winner · incumbent
91.2%12,312
Leo GilliganRepublican
8.8%1,195
13,507 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+3.91972D+49.31974D+82.31982D+21.41994D+41.41996D+55.42000

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