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1980 election for Massachusetts House District 111

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Peter Forman (R) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating Joseph R. Gallitano (D) by 22.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Peter FormanRepublican · winner
61.3%10,961
38.7%6,909
17,870 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+5.91974D+11.71976D+49.51978R+22.71980R+21.81982R+26.51984

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET