1982Final results
1982 election for Massachusetts Senate District D10
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Daniel J. Foley (D) won with 40.7% of the vote, defeating Mary L. Padula (R) by 7.6 points.
Daniel J. FoleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
40.7%36,853
Mary L. PadulaRepublican
33.1%29,951
David M. GilmartinDemocrat
26.3%23,799
90,623 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