1980Final results
1980 election for Massachusetts House District 46
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Edward W. Connelly (R) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Rodolfo Altobelli (D) by 19.2 points.
Edward W. ConnellyRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.6%9,411
Rodolfo AltobelliDemocrat
40.4%6,381
15,792 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