1976Flipped from independentFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Massachusetts House District 80
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Michael J. McGlynn (D) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Robert M. Penta (Ind) by 1.7 points, a seat another party won last time.
Michael J. McGlynnDemocrat · winner
50.9%5,100
Robert M. PentaIndependent · incumbent
49.1%4,925
10,025 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET