1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for Massachusetts House District 44
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
William E. Moriarty (D) won with 49.7% of the vote, defeating John B. Perry (Oth) by 18.2 points.
William E. MoriartyDemocrat · winner
49.7%8,050
John B. PerryOther party · incumbent
31.5%5,106
Frank AlexisRepublican
18.7%3,036
16,194 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