1980Final results
1980 election for Massachusetts House District 85
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Charles F. Flaherty (D) won with 83.4% of the vote, defeating David J. Oley (Lib) by 66.7 points.
Charles F. FlahertyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
83.4%10,777
David J. OleyLibertarian
16.6%2,150
12,927 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