1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives: Hampden 13
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Robert L. Howarth (R) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Richard P. Roche (D) by 1.1 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.
Robert L. HowarthRepublican · winner
50.5%7,704
Richard P. RocheDemocrat · incumbent
49.5%7,538
15,242 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)