1980Final results
1980 election for Massachusetts House District 130
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Thomas J. Valley (D) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating James S. McDonald (R) by 18.3 points.
Thomas J. ValleyDemocrat · winner
59.2%5,934
James S. McDonaldRepublican
40.8%4,095
10,031 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