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1982Final results

1982 election for Massachusetts Senate District WORCESTERNORFOLK

Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts

Louis P. Bertonazzi (D) won with 79.7% of the vote, defeating Kenneth A. Strothers (R) by 59.5 points.

Louis P. BertonazziDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.7%39,271
20.3%9,983
49,259 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+45.51978D+59.51982D+14.71990D+48.02002D+41.82004D+7.12010

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET