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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
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

EvenD+40.31968D+8.51972D+64.41980D+63.22004

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET