1980Final results
1980 election for Massachusetts House District 3
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Jeremiah F. Cahir (D) won with 71.0% of the vote, defeating Curtis Clapp (R) by 42.0 points.
Jeremiah F. CahirDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.0%13,614
Curtis ClappRepublican
29.0%5,565
19,180 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