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1980Final results

1980 election for Massachusetts House District 19

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Walter Silveira Jr. (D) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Roy A. Greenson (R) by 16.3 points.

Walter Silveira Jr.Democrat · winner
58.2%10,151
Roy A. GreensonRepublican
41.8%7,298
17,450 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+35.21972D+15.51976D+16.31980D+19.11982R+6.51984R+10.51986

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