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1980Final results

1980 election for Massachusetts House District 54

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Rudy Chmura (D) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Robert W. Brown (R) by 0.3 points.

Rudy ChmuraDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.1%4,839
Robert W. BrownRepublican
49.9%4,812
9,651 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+29.91970D+71.21974D+0.31980D+19.91982D+37.01990D+57.32004

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