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1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1980 election for Massachusetts Senate District D10

Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts

Robert A. Hall (R) won with 45.1% of the vote, defeating Daniel J. Foley (D) by 2.8 points.

Robert A. HallRepublican · winner · incumbent
45.1%47,463
Daniel J. FoleyDemocrat · incumbent
42.3%44,499
12.6%13,279
105,260 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

EvenD+33.91982R+3.11984D+20.71986R+27.51988R+47.01990R+2.61992

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET