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1982 Massachusetts U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1982 Massachusetts U.S. House District 4 Election?

Barney Frank won the 1982 Massachusetts U.S. House District 4 Election. Barney Frank received 121,802 popular votes (59.53%). The main challenger was Margaret M. Heckler (40.47%).

See the full head-to-head between Frank and Heckler

Frank +19.1 pts · won by 38,998 votes
Barney FrankDemocraticWINNER59.53%
121,802 votes
Margaret M. HecklerRepublican40.47%
82,804 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.