1980Final results
1980 election for Massachusetts House District 79
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Mike Barrett (D) won with 66.1% of the vote, defeating Michael J. Crowley (R) by 32.1 points.
Mike BarrettDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.1%11,919
Michael J. CrowleyRepublican
33.9%6,124
18,043 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