1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Massachusetts Senate District D13
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Jack H. Backman (D) won with 38.6% of the vote, defeating Edward L. Burke (D) by 4.1 points.
Jack H. BackmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
38.6%40,484
Edward L. BurkeDemocrat · incumbent
34.5%36,186
Jeffrey D. NuttingRepublican
14.1%14,767
Theodore MadfisRepublican
12.7%13,342
104,779 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