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1980Final results

1980 election for Massachusetts Senate District D32

Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts

Allan R. McKinnon (D) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Paul C. Barber (R) by 31.4 points.

Allan R. McKinnonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.7%43,587
Paul C. BarberRepublican
34.3%22,741
66,328 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+26.71972D+31.41978D+31.41980D+25.41982D+17.71984D+40.91988

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