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1982Final results

1982 election for Massachusetts State Senate: Worcester–Franklin–Hampden–Hampshire

Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts

Robert D. Wetmore (D) won re-election with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Judith R. Hanmer (R) by 23.5 points.

Robert D. WetmoreDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.8%32,319
38.2%20,002
52,324 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+23.51982D+41.91984D+4.01990

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)