1982Final results
1982 election for Massachusetts Senate District NORFOLKBRISTOLMIDDLESEX
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
David H. Locke (R) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Paul S. Davis (D) by 11.3 points.
David H. LockeRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.6%33,474
Paul S. DavisDemocrat
44.4%26,693
60,168 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