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1980Final resultsSpecial election

1980 special election for Massachusetts House District 18

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Roger L. Tougas (D) won with 68.2% of the vote, defeating William R. Chandler (R) by 36.5 points.

Roger L. TougasDemocrat · winner
68.2%2,132
William R. ChandlerRepublican
31.8%992
3,124 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 1980

Races before and after

EvenD+47.01978D+36.51980 special electionD+40.91980

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

Roger L. Tougas (D)William R. Chandler (R)