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1980Final results

1980 election for Massachusetts House District 29

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Frederick John Monahan (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Phyllis Dick Morss (R) by 6.3 points.

Frederick John MonahanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.1%9,359
46.9%8,257
17,616 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+42.41972D+35.41974D+40.01978D+6.31980D+4.31982D+18.61986

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