1980Final results
1980 election for Massachusetts House District 49
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Walter A. Defilippi (R) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Dean J. Martilli (D) by 6.4 points.
Walter A. DefilippiRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.2%7,336
Dean J. MartilliDemocrat
46.8%6,448
13,785 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