1980Final results
1980 election for Massachusetts House District 101
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
John H. Flood (D) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Louis J. Sarno (Ind) by 39.4 points.
John H. FloodDemocrat · winner
54.2%9,089
Write-ins and other votesOther party
31.0%5,203
Louis J. SarnoIndependent
14.8%2,475
16,767 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET