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1980Final results

1980 election for Massachusetts House District 119

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Mark E. Lawton (D) won with 68.4% of the vote, defeating James A. Driskell (R) by 36.7 points.

Mark E. LawtonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.4%9,076
31.6%4,198
13,274 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+25.81974D+50.01976D+53.71978D+36.71980D+33.51983 special electionD+13.61990

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