1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1980 election for Massachusetts House District 108
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Ellen M. Canavan (R) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Joseph C. Tomasello (D) by 17.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Ellen M. CanavanRepublican · winner
58.6%10,722
Joseph C. TomaselloDemocrat
41.4%7,564
18,287 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