1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Massachusetts Senate District D29
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Royal L. Bolling Sr. (D) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Bill Owens (R) by 7.6 points.
Royal L. Bolling Sr.Democrat · winner
53.8%10,947
Bill OwensRepublican · incumbent
46.2%9,392
20,339 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