1980Final results
1980 election for Massachusetts Senate District D11
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Philip L. Shea (D) won with 71.4% of the vote, defeating James F. Loughran III (R) by 42.9 points.
Philip L. SheaDemocrat · winner
71.4%40,288
James F. Loughran IIIRepublican
28.6%16,102
56,396 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