1982Final results
1982 election for Massachusetts Senate District D21
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Robert C. Buell (R) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Stephen J. Oleary (D) by 12.6 points.
Robert C. BuellRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.3%31,954
Stephen J. OlearyDemocrat
43.7%24,821
56,778 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