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1982Final results

1982 election for Massachusetts Senate District D23

Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts

Carol C. Amick (D) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating John J. Leary (R) by 29.5 points.

Carol C. AmickDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.7%32,548
John J. LearyRepublican
35.3%17,723
50,273 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

EvenD+10.41972R+0.41976D+36.21978D+29.51982D+39.71986D+33.41988

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