1980Final results
1980 election for Massachusetts State Senate: Norfolk–Bristol–Middlesex
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
David H. Locke (R) won re-election with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Daniel P. Matthews (D) by 4.5 points.
David H. LockeRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.2%36,229
Daniel P. MatthewsDemocrat
47.8%33,123
69,357 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)