1982Final results
1982 election for Massachusetts Senate District D28
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Michael Lopresti Jr. (D) won with 87.7% of the vote, defeating William E. Shakalis (Soc) by 75.4 points.
Michael Lopresti Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
87.7%31,486
William E. ShakalisSocialist
12.3%4,417
35,903 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