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1984Final results

1984 election for Massachusetts Senate District D21

Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts

Robert C. Buell (R) won with 63.9% of the vote, defeating William B. Squillace (D) by 27.9 points.

Robert C. BuellRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.9%44,985
36.0%25,359
70,345 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 1984

Races before and after

EvenR+14.61980R+12.61982R+27.91984R+12.21990R+5.11992R+33.71994

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