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1980Final results

1980 election for Massachusetts House District 62

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Joseph M. Navin (D) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Robert J. Rennie (R) by 8.3 points.

Joseph M. NavinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.2%8,670
45.8%7,337
16,011 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+8.31980D+33.51984D+10.01990D+20.31992D+14.91996D+32.61998

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