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1980Final results

1980 election for Massachusetts House District 70

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Susan D. Schur (D) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Robert Tennant (R) by 19.6 points.

Susan D. SchurDemocrat · winner
59.8%9,242
Robert TennantRepublican
40.2%6,216
15,458 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+22.51972R+3.81974D+3.31976D+19.61980D+19.31990D+36.61992

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