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1980Final results

1980 election for Massachusetts House District 58

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

James G. Collins (D) won with 75.1% of the vote, defeating Deanna O. Flynn (R) by 50.1 points.

James G. CollinsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.1%11,729
Deanna O. FlynnRepublican
24.9%3,896
15,626 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+50.11980D+51.51984D+40.01986D+62.11990D+57.02004D+58.82010

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