1980Final results
1980 election for Massachusetts House District 43
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
William D. Benson (D) won with 69.0% of the vote, defeating Edward Shortell (R) by 38.0 points.
William D. BensonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.0%11,287
Edward ShortellRepublican
31.0%5,070
16,357 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