1980Final results
1980 election for Massachusetts State Senate: Berkshire
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Peter C. Webber (R) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating John Barrett (D) by 2.0 points.
Peter C. WebberRepublican · winner
51.0%33,059
John BarrettDemocrat
49.0%31,753
64,814 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)