1983Final resultsSpecial election
1983 special election for Massachusetts House District 8
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Sherwood Guernsey (D) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating David K. Chivers (R) by 13.2 points.
Sherwood GuernseyDemocrat · winner
56.6%2,750
David K. ChiversRepublican
43.4%2,107
4,857 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 1983
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)