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2012Final results

2012 election for Massachusetts House District 183

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Thomas J. Calter III (D) won with 62.5% of the vote, defeating Debra A. Betz (R) by 25.1 points.

Thomas J. Calter IIIDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.5%13,436
Debra A. BetzRepublican
37.5%8,053
21,489 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenD+25.12012D+19.82016D+5.12018D+9.52020

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