1982Final results
1982 election for Massachusetts State Senate: Franklin–Hampshire
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
John W. Olver (D) won re-election with 73.8% of the vote, defeating James A. Tripp (R) by 47.7 points.
John W. OlverDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.8%39,585
James A. TrippRepublican
26.2%14,023
53,616 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)