1980Final results
1980 election for Massachusetts House District 31
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Lawrence R. Alexander (D) won with 70.2% of the vote, defeating Robert E. Perry (R) by 40.4 points.
Lawrence R. AlexanderDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.2%13,713
Robert E. PerryRepublican
29.8%5,828
19,541 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