1980Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for Massachusetts House District 73
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Stephen W. Doran (D) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Lincoln P. Cole Jr. (R) by 5.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Stephen W. DoranDemocrat · winner
52.6%8,793
Lincoln P. Cole Jr.Republican · incumbent
47.4%7,918
16,711 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET