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      Home/Elections/1980/US House/Massachusetts
      1980·U.S. House·Massachusetts

      Massachusetts U.S. House

      12 districtsD 10R 2
      12 districts|D won 10|R won 2|Closest: MA-06
      District ▲WinnerPartyVotes%Margin
      MA-01
      Silvio O ConteREP
      REP208,99174.9%
      R+49.8
      MA-02
      Edward P BolandDEM
      DEM179,66567.2%
      D+45.7
      MA-03
      Joseph D EarlyDEM
      DEM195,78372.3%
      D+44.6
      MA-04
      Barney FrankDEM
      DEM199,37651.9%
      D+3.8
      MA-05
      James M ShannonDEM
      DEM207,32166.0%
      D+31.9
      MA-06
      Nicholas MavroulesDEM
      DEM219,25750.8%
      D+3.7
      MA-07
      Edward J MarkeyDEM
      DEM155,783100.0%
      D+100.0
      MA-08
      Thomas P O'Neill Jr.DEM
      DEM164,18378.4%
      D+56.8
      MA-09
      John Joseph MoakleyDEM
      DEM104,046100.0%
      D+100.0
      MA-10
      Margaret M HecklerREP
      REP217,43360.6%
      R+21.2
      MA-11
      Brian J DonnellyDEM
      DEM137,122100.0%
      D+100.0
      MA-12
      Gerry E StuddsDEM
      DEM267,42173.2%
      D+46.4
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