1980Final results
1980 election for Massachusetts House District 51
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Kenneth M. Lemanski (D) won with 82.2% of the vote, defeating Edmund S. Szymonik (R) by 64.4 points.
Kenneth M. LemanskiDemocrat · winner
82.2%12,196
Edmund S. SzymonikRepublican
17.8%2,645
14,842 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