1980Final results
1980 election for Massachusetts House District 42
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Jonathan L. Healy (R) won with 74.7% of the vote, defeating John P. Coderre (D) by 49.5 points.
Jonathan L. HealyRepublican · winner · incumbent
74.7%12,291
John P. CoderreDemocrat
25.3%4,157
16,448 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