1982Final results
1982 election for Massachusetts Senate District D02
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
John P. Burke (D) won with 47.3% of the vote, defeating Linda J. Melconian (D) by 16.2 points.
John P. BurkeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
47.3%35,838
Linda J. MelconianDemocrat
31.1%23,533
David A. RobinsonRepublican
21.5%16,281
75,732 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET