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1980Final results

1980 election for Massachusetts House District 20

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Roger R. Goyette (D) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Donald M. Sorenson (R) by 1.6 points.

Roger R. GoyetteDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.8%6,397
49.2%6,192
12,596 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+3.41978D+1.61980D+9.41982D+12.81990D+33.21994D+33.22010

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