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1980Final results

1980 election for Massachusetts House District 129

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Doris Bunte (D) won with 96.0% of the vote, defeating Thomas Wheaton (R) by 92.1 points.

Doris BunteDemocrat · winner · incumbent
96.0%6,054
Thomas WheatonRepublican
4.0%249
6,303 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+60.71968R+22.01970 special electionD+19.91970D+61.01972D+89.91978D+92.11980

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