1980Final results
1980 election for Massachusetts House District 2
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Thomas K. Lynch (D) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Richard Jenkins (R) by 18.5 points.
Thomas K. LynchDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.3%12,265
Richard JenkinsRepublican
40.7%8,427
20,692 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